PUBLIC COMMENTS
RULES OF PROCEDURES

1. At each regular Council meeting the Council provides reserved time for audience participation.

2. The audience participation shall adhere to the following rules of procedure.

   • The public comment portion of the agenda is designed to allow the Council to receive comments through audience participation.

   • All persons wishing to comment shall be given an opportunity.

   • All persons wishing to comment shall be first recognized by the President. This person shall, state their name and address, and make comments directly to the President. Only the President will be addressing the public.

   • Any person who addresses the Council shall be limited to 3-5 (depending on number of public present) minutes in length per individual presentation. The Clerk will maintain the official time and notify the President and/or speaker when their time is up.

   • No person shall have the right to speak more than once on any particular subject until all other persons wishing to be heard have had the opportunity to speak.

   • If at any time during public comments, the President feels no other relevant comments are being stated or the public is out of order the President may close the public hearing. The President may also at his or her discretion, terminate unreasonably repetitive, irrelevant, or lengthy comments which are nonproductive to the purpose at hand.

3. THIS PORTION DOES NOT NEED TO BE READ: The President shall officially open the hearing to receive audience participation. If the President desires to answer questions, or direct someone to answer a question, this may be done ONLY at the discretion of the President.