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t8-rl?i—^z^- �`�cr- agenda -'.-c^m-f-Ro-',.'Et : is ; 6qd Fe-:-O:Tw+SLS,debace-Fiay-a"-suii'.E. . cEc ^J-c�—'.R 'his-r=c <br />m•++ rd h y law. <br />�•m�=�in-c-F-i1-n-rrrn88 L�E2U:'.6:1 may r-•Y-.'r�^��'.S2 that 2{�athE� Sl�diSe� .. <br />O-: Mayer. The Mayor ^a!l have the —t tG ORt�e, i tTama *er befe:e <br />SECTION 5: PUBLIC COMMENT. <br />A. To facilitate the orderly presentation of public comments, those wishing to speak should <br />complete a speaker sheet before the start of the meeting and present it to the Council <br />Administrative Coordinator. <br />B. All public comments at the start of the council meeting should be limited to issues not on <br />the formal agenda; public comments on specific items on the agenda shall be allowed <br />before council action is taken on those items. <br />C. To ensure equal opportunity for the public to comment, a speaker's comments should be <br />limited to three minutes per person, except in those instances where the person is <br />representing a group or organization, in which case five minute should be allowed. <br />Where necessary, due to the number of persons who wish to address the Council, the <br />presiding officer shall retain authority to limit all persons' remarks to an equal period of <br />less than three minutes. To further ensure equal opportunity for the public to comment, <br />each person may address the Council only one time during the Public Comment portion <br />of the meeting. <br />D. Written comments submitted prior to Council action shall be considered in the same <br />manner as oral comments. <br />E. All remarks will be addressed to the Council as a whole. <br />F. All speakers during Public Comment, in the discussion, comments, or debate of any <br />matter or issue, shall be courteous in their language and deportment. <br />G. No Use of Public Comment for Campaigns. No person may use public comment for the <br />purpose of assisting a campaign for election of any person to any office or for the <br />promotion of or opposition to any ballot proposition. "Campaign" shall include, but not be <br />limited to, the direct promotion or opposition of a candidate or ballot measure or the <br />display of any campaign material or such other prohibition promulgated by the Public <br />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 <br />to speak at that Council meeting. <br />N. No Use of Public Comment for Advertising. No person addressing the Council may use <br />Public Comment for the purpose of advertising. Advertising is defined as "promoting by <br />making known, proclaiming publicly, drawing attention to, or making conspicuous any <br />item, product, service, or thing, for profit or otherwise." This does not prevent or preclude <br />any person addressing the Council from expressing his or her views or opinions on <br />matters over which the Council has jurisdiction. <br />SECTIONS: SIMULTANEOUS BROADCAST AND WEBCAST. <br />All meetings of the City Council should be simultaneously broadcast on the City's local <br />government access television as well as simultaneous webcast over the City's web site. <br />43 <br />