B. Manner of addressing of Council; time limit, spokesman for group. Each person addressing the Council on agendized items and non-agendized items that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City shall step up to the microphone in front of the rail and limit his or her comments to the time specified in an adopted City Council policy or procedure. No person, other than a member of the Council, and the person having the floor, shall be permitted to enter into any discussion without the permission of the presiding officer. Whenever a group of persons wishes to address the Council on the same subject matter, it shall be proper for the presiding officer to request that a spokesperson be chosen by the group to address the Council and, in case additional matters that have been presented at the time by any other member of said group, to limit the numbers of persons addressing the Council, so as to avoid unnecessary repetition before the Council. C. Addressing the Council after close of public hearing. After a public hearing has been closed and before action is taken by the Council, no person shall address the Council without first securing the permission of the presiding officer so to do. Sec. 1-2-314. Decorum A. By Council members. While the Council is in session, the members 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 or disturb any member while speaking or refuse to obey the orders of the Council or the presiding officer, except as otherwise herein provided. B. By other persons. The primary purpose of oral communications is to allow citizens the opportunity to formally communicate with the City Council as a whole, for matters that cannot be handled during the regular working hours of the City government. Each person who addresses the City Council shall do so in an orderly manner and shall not make personal, impertinent, slanderous or profane remarks to any member of the City Council, staff or general public. Any person who makes such remarks, or who utters loud, threatening, personal or abusive language, or engages in any other disorderly conduct which disrupts, disturbs or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of any City Council meeting shall, at the discretion of the presiding officer or a majority of the City Council, be barred from further addressing the City Council at the meeting. If such conduct thereafter continues so as to disrupt the orderly conduct of the public's business, the Mayor shall order the person removed from the City Council chambers. Aggravated cases may be prosecuted on appropriate complaint signed by the Mayor, a member of the City Council or any other authorized City representative. The members of Council may, pursuant to Government Code § 54957.9, order the meeting room cleared and continue with the session when the orderly conduct of the meeting becomes unfeasible and order cannot be restored.
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