HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-18 RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Port Angeles, Washington,
amending Section 12 of the Council Rules of Procedure.
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles as follows-
Section 1. Section 12, Public Comment, of the Council Rules of Procedure, is amended
to read as follows:
Section 12 —Public Comment. Members of the public may address the City Council
at the beginning and end of any Regular Meeting under "'Public Comment." During the "Public
'Comment" portion of the meeting,individuals may speak to agenda items, except those scheduled
for a Public Hearing.
The City Council desires to allow the opportunity for Public Comment. However, the
business of the City must proceed in an orderly,timely manner. At any time, the presiding officer,
in the presiding officer's sole discretion,may set such reasonable limits as are necessary to prevent
disruption of other necessary business.
At its most restrictive, Public Comment shall be limited to a total of 15 minutes for the first
Public Comment period and shall be concluded not later than 9:45 for the second Public Comment
period.
Individuals may speak for three (3) minutes or less, depending on the number of people
wishing to speak. If more than 20 people are signed up to speak each speaker may be allocated
two (2)minutes.
Individuals are asked to sign up prior to the start of the Public Comment period.
Individuals who are residents of the City or own businesses within the City will be called
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to speak first,with preference given to those who wish to speak to an item on the meeting's agenda.
If time remains, the presiding officer will call other individuals wishing to speak, generally in the
order in which they have signed. If time is available, the presiding officer may call for additional
unsigned speakers.
Persons speaking shall identify themselves for the record a to name, address, eit�
ilenee and any or-ganization fepresent state their name, whether they reside within the Cit
limits, whether they have any other pertinent connection to the City, and whether they are
appearing as the representative of an organization.
All comments shall be addressed to the Council as a whole and not to individual members
thereof.
The Clerk shall be the timekeeper for all Public Comment. Time cannot be donated by one
speaker to another.
Written comments may be submitted into the record of a Council meeting by presenting the
written document to the Clerk prior to the meeting, in which case a copy of the document will be
provided to each Councilmember,but the document will not be read aloud; or a document may be
distributed to the City Council, with a copy to the clerk, by a speaker while the speaker is
addressing the Council.
City Council meetings are not public forums for addressing the audience. All speakers
must address the Council, not staff or the audience.
Speakers may not comment on any matter for which a quasi-judicial hearing is required.
Section 2. The changes provided herein will become effective immediately.
Except as provided above, the Council Rules of Procedure, as previously adopted, are
confirmed, ratified and re-adopted.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the day of July, 2018.
Sissi Bruch, Mayor
ATTEST: A
ROVED
krinifer Veneklasen, City Clerk William E. Bloor, City Attorney