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6 <br /> <br />10. No Use of Public Comment for Campaigns. Per RCW 42.17A.555, No person <br />may use public comment for the purpose of assisting a campaign for election of any <br />person to any office or for the promotion of or opposition to any ballot proposition. <br />"Campaign" shall include, but not be limited to, the direct promotion or opposition of <br />a candidate or ballot measure or the display of any campaign material or such other <br />prohibition promulgated by the Public Disclosure Commission. Any violation of this <br />provision after receiving a warning from the presiding officer shall constitute grounds <br />for immediate suspension of such person's right to speak at that Council meeting. <br />11. No Use of Public Comment for Advertising. No person addressing the Council <br />may use Public Comment for the purpose of advertising. Advertising is defined as <br />"promoting by making known, proclaiming publicly, drawing attention to, or making <br />conspicuous any item, product, service, or thing, for profit or otherwise." This does <br />not prevent or preclude any person addressing the Council from expressing their <br />views or opinions on matters over which the Council has jurisdiction. <br /> <br />SECTION 7: SIMULTANEOUS BROADCAST AND WEBCAST <br /> <br />All meetings of the City Council should be simultaneously broadcast when resources are <br />available. All audio and visual records of meetings shall be retained in accordance with <br />Local Government Common Records Retention Schedule GS50-05A-13 Rev. 2. <br /> <br />SECTION 8: MISCELLANE0US <br /> <br />1. Agenda. A Council Staff member shall prepare the agenda for each council meeting <br />in collaboration with city Administration and under the direction of the Council <br />President / presiding officer. The agenda and council packet materials shall be <br />available to the public, at a minimum in accordance with RCW 42.30.077. <br />2. Public Request for Presentations. It is the policy of the Council to consider requests <br />for presentations of certain events or causes when such presentations pertain to <br />an Everett event, person, organization, or cause with local implications. The Council <br />will consider requests that are timely, have potential relevance to a majority of <br />Everett's population, and either forward positive messages or call upon the support <br />of the community. <br />3. Council Chambers. The Council Chambers shall be reserved solely for the use of <br />members of the City Council and Mayor for its regular and special meetings as well <br />as committee meetings and other meetings approved by the Council President. The <br />Chambers shall not be used for any outside group or organization, according to <br />Resolution No 5870. Except as authorized by the Council President, no other person <br />or persons shall have access thereto. <br /> <br />SECTION 9: ELECTIONS OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT/MAYOR PRO TEMPORE <br />and COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT <br /> <br />In accordance with Section 3.2 of the Charter, the Council shall be presided over by the <br />President, selected annually by a majority vote of the Council. In the absence of the <br />President at a meeting, the presiding officer for a meeting shall be a Councilmember