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<br /> ADDRESSING TEE COUNCIL: Any person desiring":;to, address the Council shall
<br /> first secure the permission of the Presiding Officer.
<br /> Eaeh person addressing the Council sh~ll, if requested by the
<br /> Presiding Officer, give his na1lle, and address in an audible tone for the records:.
<br /> ana. unless further tllne is granted by the Presiding Officer, shall limit his a
<br /> address to five minutes, except at a public hearingWb,en the limit shall
<br /> be ten minutes. All remarks should. be addressed to the Council as a body and
<br /> not to any member. No person, other than the Council and the person b,aving
<br /> the floor,sha1,l 'be permittee 'to enter into ~ny di::>cussion, either directly
<br /> , or tl:J.rough a member df the, Council, without the permis.sion of the Presiding
<br /> Officer. :No questiOn, shall be asked a OQuncilman except through the Presiding
<br /> Officer.
<br /> GENERAL RULES OF ORDER: !
<br /> Robert's Rule:;! of Order ,shall be accepted as an authority on parli- i
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<br /> ment~y'practice on matters not specifically covered and in case of a conflict
<br /> these ,rules shall govern.
<br /> VOTING:
<br /> , ,Unless a, nu~mber of the ,Cbuncil states that he is not voting, his
<br /> silence shall be recorded as an ~frirmative vote.
<br /> DECORUM'AND..I'l'S ENFORCEMENT:, The Counc~l members, while the Council is in
<br /> se:;!sion,must preserve order a.nd decorum, and a mern.ber shall neither, by
<br /> conversation or o.therwise, del~y or inte;r-rupt the proceedings or the peace
<br /> of the Council., nor disturb anY-<!n.ember while speaking or refuse to obey
<br /> tb.e orders of the Cotulcil'or,its Presiding Officer, except as otherwise
<br /> here,in provided.
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<br /> The Chief of Police or such member or members of the Police Department,
<br /> as he may designate shall attend meetings of the Council when requested to do
<br /> so by the Mapager or the Manager shall instruct the Chief to have an officer
<br /> present at the request of any member of the Council. He, or they, shall
<br /> c~rry out all orders and instructions given by the Presiding, Officer or by
<br /> roajori:tyof the Council present for the purpose of maintaining order and
<br /> 'dec~rumat the COtulcil meetings. Upon instructions of the Presiding Officer
<br /> .ora majority of the Council, it shall be the duty of the Chief or those
<br /> ca.lled to take necess~ry and ~ppropriate action to restore order, including
<br /> removal or arrest.
<br /> ~INANCES. RESOLUTIQrJS. MOTIONS AND REPORTS:
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<br /> i ,(a) , OX'dinances, re$olutions and other matters or subjects requiring
<br /> alction py the Council sh~ll be introduces ,and sponsored by a member of the
<br /> Council, ex~ept that the Viilage Manager orll.ttorney may present ordinances,
<br /> resolutions a~d other matters or Subject to the Council.
<br /> Cb} Every ordin~nce, and resolution .shall be presented in VJri'ting
<br /> and read in full at a Council meeting; provided, however, that the reading
<br /> of an ordinance Or resolution may be dispensed. with ,by unanimous consent.
<br /> ,Upon the vote on ordinances, rElsolutions and motions, the ayes and noes
<br /> shall be recorded unless the vote is declared unamimous. Upon the request
<br /> of any meIlleber of the Council tb,e vote shall be. by roll call of all members
<br /> of the council as provided under DUTIES OF THE PRESIDING OFFICER this
<br /> resolutiOn. A majority vote of all member:;l of the Council shall be required
<br /> for the passage of all ordinances, motions and resolutions except as other-
<br /> wise provided by law.
<br /> (c) Every ordinance other than emergency ordinances shall have two
<br /> pubLic readings as provided in section (b) of this chapter, and at least
<br /> seven days shall elapse between the first reading or waiver thereof and the
<br /> second reading or waiver thereof.
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