2012/07/25 Council Agenda Packet

NEW SECTION: PUBLIC COMMENT. A. To facilitate the orderly presentation of public comments, those wishing to speak should complete a speaker sheet before the start of the meeting and present it to the Council Administrative Coordinator. B. All public comments at the start of the council meeting should be limited to issues not on the formal agenda; public comments on specific items on the agenda shall be allowed before council action is taken on those items. C. To ensure equal opportunity for the public to comment, a speaker's comments should be limited to three minutes per person, except in those instances where the person is representing a group or organization, in which case five minute should be allowed. Where necessary, due to the number of persons who wish to address the Council, the presiding officer shall retain authority to limit all persons' remarks to an equal period of less than three minutes. To further ensure equal opportunity for the public to comment, each person may address the Council only one time during the Public Comment portion of the meeting. D. Written comments submitted prior to Council action shall be considered in the same manner as oral comments. E. All remarks will be addressed to the Council as a whole. F. All speakers during Public Comment, in the discussion, comments, or debate of any matter or issue, shall be courteous in their language and deportment ander-all not engage in or discuss or co-- ---- _- - *-- • - - - -" •- -- -e - e " - remarks to those fact . -leva- , - .- - .. --: e • -- e - e -: : • - , . -- c -- - e "- CI-ESC-LESS i d+setEssi w G. No Use of Public Comment for Campaigns. No person may use public comment for the purpose of assisting a campaign for election of any person to any office or for the promotion of or opposition to any ballot proposition. Further, any direct mention of a candidate's candidacy or a ballot proposition shall constitute grounds for immediate suspension of such person's right to speak at that Council meeting. H. No Use of Public Comment for Advertising. No person addressing the Council may use Public Comment for the purpose of advertising. Advertising is defined as "promoting by making known, proclaiming publicly, drawing attention to, or making conspicuous any item, product, service, or thing, for profit or otherwise." This does not prevent or preclude any person addressing the Council from expressing his or her views or opinions on matters over which the Council has jurisdiction. . -- e - •. -e e •• - - - . : : - ..•---whethe - e-• e - • . - - • - e - --. -- . . . ': -. : .--, - -e -- . - *e•-e - _ - . - •e - - - - - - - e-' to-&pea-k; NEW SECTION: SIMULTANEOUS BROADCAST AND WEBCAST. •All meetings of the City Council should be simultaneously broadcast on the City's local government access television as well as simultaneous webcast over the City's web site. The Council Administrative Coordinator shall maintain a permanent archive of all broadcasts and webcasts. The record of any such broadcast or webcast shall not be edited in any manner without the express authorization of the full Council.