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"Exhibit A" RULE NO. 19 ORDER AND DECORUM IN COUNCIL AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS 1. All hearings and meetings will begin promptly at the scheduled announced time. 2. A Council Member must be recognized by the Chairperson before speaking. The member shall address the Chairperson when recognized and shall confine discussion to the question under debate and avoid personalities. 3. Any Council Member who arrives late at a hearing or meeting shall refrain from taking the Council's or Committee's time with questions and inquiries on matters already discussed. 4. If any Council Member behaves in a disorderly or contemptuous manner during any session of the Council or Committee, the Chairperson shall order such member to cease and shall preserve the peace. If the Council Member persists, the Chairperson shall order the County Clerk or a designated person to remove the Council Member from the meeting, and that Council Member shall not be permitted to be seated during the remainder of the session, except upon approval of the Chairperson or by majority vote of the Council. All Council Members shall extend proper courtesy and respect to one another and to all persons speaking before the Council, and all persons shall be addressed by their surnames. [ No pr-ofanit�, or- abusive r-emar-iris shall be allowed at any ti I . ] Profanity, obscenity, name calling, abusive remarks, obscene or impolite gestures, or throwing items shall not be allowed at any time in any meeting by any member of the public or the council members. 6. A Council Member must be recognized by the Chairperson before speaking except to second a motion. 7. Nothing in this rule shall diminish the responsibility or authority of the Chairperson to maintain order and decorum. No Council Member may speak longer than five (5) minutes, nor may any member speak more than twice on the same question without leave of the Chairperson, subject to an appeal to the Council, unless the Council Member is the maker of the motion or sponsor of the matter pending, in which case the Council Member may speak in reply, but only after every other