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•or continue in order. After the opportunity is given for a reasonable opportunity to explain, any member may call for the matter to be <br /> closed, either requiring a final vote, or to move on to the next topic. If this motion receives a second, no further debate will be allowed <br /> �n-Y <br /> until a vote is held. If two-thirds of the memberkvoee to call the question, close the matter, the presiding officer shall call for a vote or <br /> move to the next agenda item if not vote is required. the Council shall move to the next agenda item. Otherwise, debate may <br /> assume. Nothing in this rule limits other remedies the council may exercise that are otherwise permitted by law. <br /> _ - •:- • r _ •• A . e •-rof e-Cotuncii shatt lave right._to-rhaitenge-any-actien-or-ruliug ing-officer. <br /> •Mayor. The Mayor shall have the right to enter into a discussion of any matter before the City Council. <br /> (REMOVED NEW SECTION: COUNCIL COMMITTEES) <br /> NEW SECTION: PUBLIC COMMENT. <br /> • To facilitate the orderly presentation of public comments, those wishing to speak should complete a speaker sheet before the start <br /> of the meeting and present it to the Council Administrative Coordinator. <br /> •All public comments at the start of the council meeting should be limited to issues not on the formal agenda; public comments on <br /> specific items on the agenda shall be allowed before council action is taken on those items. <br /> •To ensure equal opportunity for the public to comment, a speaker's comments should be limited to three minutes per person, except <br /> in those instances where the person is representing a group or organization, in which case five minute should be allowed. Where <br /> necessary, due to the number of persons who wish to address the Council, the presiding officer shall retain authority to limit all <br /> persons' remarks to an equal period of less than three minutes. To further ensure equal opportunity for the public to comment, each <br /> person may address the Council only one time during the Public Comment portion of the meeting. <br /> 'Written comments submitted prior to Council action shall be considered in the same manner as oral comments. <br /> •All remarks will be addressed to the Council as a whole. <br /> •All speakers during Public Comment, in the discussion, comments, or debate of any matter or issue, shall be courteous in their <br /> language and deportment. <br /> •No Use of Public Comment for Campaigns. No person may use public comment for the purpose of assisting a campaign for <br /> election of any person to any office or for the promotion of or opposition to any ballot proposition. "Campaign" shall include, but not <br /> be limited to, the direct promotion or opposition of a candidate or ballot measure or the display of any campaign material or such <br /> other prohibition promulgated by the Public Disclosure Commission. Any violation of this provision after receiving a warning from the <br /> presiding officer shall constitute grounds for immediate suspension of such person's right to speak at that Council meeting. <br /> No Use of Public Comment for Advertising. No person addressing the Council may use Public Comment for the purpose of <br /> advertising. Advertising is defined as "promoting by making known, proclaiming publicly, drawing attention to, or making conspicuous <br /> any <br />