2018-2020 Charter Commission Rules of Procedure - with 8-8-19 amendment

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ii. The Chairperson shall call the name of the person wishing to speak. All persons shall speak before a microphone and be informed that their statements will be recorded. iii. Each person may speak for three (3) minutes for each agenda item that they wish to speak on. At the discretion of the Chairperson, any statements not relevant to an agenda item shall not be heard or considered. If testimony concerns the Charter, whenever requested or appropriate, the speaker shall specify the Charter provision referred to so that members may be familiar with its provisions. iv. No person will be allowed to speak more than once at the same meeting on the same agenda item. v. Any person wishing to speak on more than one agenda item shall register separately for each agenda item. vi. All statements are to be made to the Commission in general, and not to any specific member. vii. With the exception of public hearings, Commission members shall refrain from making comments or asking questions of testifiers during statements from the public. viii. Written proposals regarding any amendment or additions to the Charter may be submitted at the time of the hearing, or thereafter. ix. Written statements on issues before the Commission may be deferred until such time as the subject matter referred to in the statement appears on the Commission's agenda. If deferred, the writer shall be informed when the issue will be on the agenda to allow the writer the opportunity to address the Commission and elaborate and/or provide clarity, should the writer so desire. x. All members of the public shall extend proper courtesy and respect to one another and to all Commission members and staff All persons shall be addressed by their surnames and no profanity or abusive remarks will be allowed at any time. Any person who is disrespectful to the Commission, staff or other members of the public through disorderly or contemptuous behavior, or who disrupts the exercise of any Commissioner's duty, may be removed from the meeting at the discretion of the Chairperson. xi. Any person who does not abide by these rules may be ruled out of order by the Chairperson. c. No Diminished Responsibility. Nothing in this rule shall diminish the responsibility or the authority of the Chairperson to maintain order and decorum. 6