2010/05/26 Council Agenda Packet

RULE 2 - PRESIDING OFFICER - DUTIES A. Election. Annually, at the first meeting of a new council in January, the council members shall elect a President and Vice President to preside over all meetings of the council and such other duties and responsibilities as set forth herein. Pursuant to Section 2.7 of the Charter, the President of the Council shall also be deemed the Mayor Pro Tem for the same period of office. B. Removal. The President or Vice President may be removed for any reason at any time short of the two year period of council office by an affirmative vote of a majority plus one of Council Members. C. Conduct of Meeting. The President of the Council, or the Vice President in the President's absence, shall conduct the business and deliberations of the Council under these rules. If both the President and Vice President are absent and a quorum is present, the Council shall, by motion, appoint one of its members to serve as presiding officer for that one particular meeting. The presiding officer shall: 1. Preserve order and decorum in the Council Chambers 2. Observe and enforce all rules adopted by the Council for its government 3. Decide all questions on order, in accordance with these rules, subject to appeal by any member to the full Council 4. Recognize members of the Council in the order in which they request the floor. No member shall be recognized and given the floor to speak on the same matter more than once until after all other members of the Council have had an opportunity to be recognized and be heard. 5. Retain the authority during Public Comment to determine whether a speaker's remarks fail to comply with these Rules. The presiding officer shall have the authority to suspend such person's right to speak, subject to the Council's right to overrule such decision. The presiding officer, as a member of the Council, shall have only those rights, and shall be governed in all matters and issues by the same rules and restrictions, as other Council Members. D. Questioning. Any member of the Council shall have the right to question any individual, including members of the staff, on matters germane to the issue properly before the Council. RULE 3 - ORDER OF BUSINESS A. Agenda. The Council Administrator, under the direction of the Council President, shall prepare the Agenda for each session of the Council in regular order in accordance with these rules, and post the Agenda on the City's web site at least five days before the Council meeting. Upon the written request to the Presiding Officer prior to publication of the Agenda, any Council Member may place an item or topic on the Agenda for consideration of the full Council. B. Order of Business. The order of business shall be as follows: 1. Call to order. 2