RES 1252RESOLUTION NO .«Q
A RESOLUTION adopting procedural rules for the conduct of
City Council meetings and workshops .
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAMAS AS FOLLOWS :
SECTION I
Regular City Council meetings shall not continue beyond 10 :00 p.m .,unless extended by
vote of the City Council .
SECTION II
City Council workshops shall not continue beyond 6 :30 p .m .,unless extended by vote of
the City Council .
SECTION III
The public comment portion for regular City Council meetings shall be held after calling
the meeting to order and prior to the consent agenda .The following rules shall govern public
comment :
Public comment may be offered on any subject other than matters scheduled for aA.
public hearing .Public for comment for quasi -judicial and other matters scheduled for a public
hearing will be accepted only during the course of the hearing.Written comments may be
submitted if a person is unable to attend or remain for a public hearing.
Any person speaking shall state his or her name and address for the record .B .
Each speaker shall be limited to three minutes,provided however the Mayor shallC.
have the discretion to suspend this rule.Tune spent responding to questions from the Council or
Mayor shall be in addition to the permitted three minutes .If more than three minutes is needed ,
then the individual should ,subject to the approval of the City Council and Mayor,request to be
scheduled as a discussion item for a future Council meeting or workshop.
Any written materials to be submitted by the speaker shall be provided to staff forD.
distribution to the Council and Mayor .
E.Speakers shall not engage Council ,staff,Mayor,or other audience members in
conversation,debate,or question and answer sessions .
Persons shall not engage in disruptive behavior.Disruptive behavior wouldF.
include interrupting others when they are speaking,clapping,booing,or otherwise acting in a
manner disruptive or disrespectful of appropriate public decorum,or acting in any manner in
violation of the rules established by the City Council for conduct of public meetings.
ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Camas this
November,2012.
(SIGNED :V~'Mayor
ATTEST:
Clerk
to form :APPROV