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.. , .- I . . ... .'" ~ , , Addressinq the Council: I ,. Any person desiring to address the Council shall first secure the permission of the presiding officer. . Each person addressing the Council shall, if requested .. by the presiding officer, give his name and address in an audible t9ne for the record, and unless further time is granted by the presiding officer, shall limit his address to five minutes, except at a public hearing when the limit shall be ten minutes. . All remarks should be addressed to the Council as a body and not to any member. No person, other than the Council and the person. having the floor, shall be permitted to enter into any discussion, either directly or through a member of the Council, without the permission of the presiding officer. No question shall be asked a Councilrnembet' except throqgh the presiding officer. General Rules of Order: Roberts Rules of Order shall be accepted as an authority on parlimentary practice on matters not specifically covered and in case of a conflict these rules shall govern. Votinq: Unless a member of the Council states that he is not voting, his silence shall be recorded as an affirmative vote. Decorum and Its Enforcement: The councilmembers, while the Council is in session, must preserve order and decorum, and a member shall neither, by conversation or otherwise, delay or interrupt the proceedings' .or the peace of the Council, nor disturb any member while speaking or refuse to obey the orders of the Council or its presiding officer, except as otherwise herein provided. The Chief of Police or such member or members of the Police Department as he may designate shall attend meetings of the Council when requested to do so by the Manager or the Manager shall instruct the Chief to have an officer present at the request of any member of the Council. He, or they, shall carry out all orders and instructions given by the presiding officer or by majority of the Council present for the purpose of maintain-'. ing order and decorum at the Council meetings. Upon instructions of the presiding officer or a majority of the Council, it shall bE! the duty of the Chief or those called to take necessary and appropriate action ,to restore order, including removal or arrest. Ordinances, Resolutions, Motions and Reports: (a) Qrdinances, resolutions and other matters or subjectB requiring action by the Council sha~1 be introduced and sponsored by a member of the Council, except that the City Manager or Attorney may present ordinances" resOlutions and other matters or subjects to the Council. (b) Every ordinance and resolution shall be presented in writing and read in full at a Council meeting; p,rovided, however, that the reading of an ordinance or resolution may be dispensed with by unanimous consent. Upon the vote on ordinances, resolutions and motions, the ayes and nayes shall be recorded