2-1-107. ADDRESSING MEETINGS.
(1) No person shall address or attempt to address any regular, study, or special meeting of the City Council without first having been recognized by the presiding officer.
(2) During each regular City Council meeting (specifically excluding work sessions), there will be a period not to exceed 30 minutes for citizen comment. The purpose of the citizen comment time is to allow citizen speakers to have direct input to the Council.
(3) Before the citizen comment period, the Mayor shall instruct the audience and all potential speakers as follows:
a. Any person wishing to comment during the Citizen Comment Period shall request recognition by the Mayor;
b. Upon recognition, the citizen shall approach the microphone and address the Mayor;
c. All citizen comment shall be directed to the Mayor;
d. No person speaking during the Citizen Comment Period shall allow his or her comments to exceed three minutes;
e. No person addressing the City Council during the Citizen Comment Period shall be allowed to comment more than once per meeting;
f. Citizen speakers should not expect any debate with the Mayor, City Council or City Staff; however, the Mayor, City Council or City Staff may respond within the 30-minute period;
g. Citizen speakers shall refrain from personal attacks against other citizens, City staff, and the City Council; and
h. If a citizen or member of the audience violates the provisions of this section, a City officer or member of staff will be asked to remove that person from the meeting for the remainder of the meeting.
(4) In addition to the above listed requirements, if a public hearing is scheduled for that meeting which has not occurred before the citizen comment time, the Mayor may request but not require the citizens to use the public hearing time rather than the citizen comment time to express their views concerning the subject matter of the public hearing.
(5) Speakers during public hearings shall be limited to five minutes. The Mayor shall have discretion to alter the length of comment or the number of speakers as circumstances warrant.