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Home My WebLink AboutD-2279-16 Decorum Rules for City Council MeetingsSPONSOR(s): Councilors Finkam, Carter, Rider, Schleif, Campbell, Kimball, and Worrell ORDINANCE D-2279-16 AS AMENDED AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 3, ARTICLE 1, DIVISION 2, SECTIONS 3-29 AND 3-31 OF THE CARMEL CITY CODE Synopsis: Ordinance extends rules regarding for meeting decorum to Council Committee meetings. It also requires speakers who request to address the Common Council to state their name and address from the podium prior to speaking. The ordinance also imposes a three minute time limit on speakers who request to address the Common Council. WHEREAS, the business of the City of Carmel is conducted at the Carmel Common Council ("Council") meeting and Council Committee meetings; and WHEREAS, the Council values the opinions of its citizens and welcomes public comment on items of City interest when done so in a civil and respectful manner; and WHEREAS, the City believes it is in the best interests of its citizens to efficiently conduct Council and Council Committee meetings while still allowing citizens to bring matters of concern before the Council. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED AND ORDAINED, by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, as follows: Section 1. The foregoing Recitals are incorporated herein by this reference. Section 2. Section 3-29 of the City Code is hereby amended and shall read as follows: (m) The rules for meeting decorum set forth in City Code Section 3-40 shall also apply to Council Committee meetings. Section 3. Section 3-31 of the City Code is hereby amended and shall read as follows: (d) Any citizen or other interested party who wishes to address the Common Council shall be given an opportunity to do so during any regularly scheduled meeting of the Common Council. In order to be recognized by the presiding officer, any person wishing to make an address must complete a Request to Address Council Card ("Request") and submit same to the Clerk - Treasurer, or his deputy, prior to the beginning of the meeting at which the citizen wishes to Version A Ordinance No. D-2279-16 Page One of Four Pages This Ordinance was prepared by Jon Oberlander, Senior Assistant Carmel City Attorney. jC:IUsen NquinnNagDatalLow6McrosoflPoMndmITemporaty Inlemel Flies%ContentOWookVG1CR5HIlAmended Tune Limit and Committee Rhes Ordnance Clean.docz:1110016 4:52 PMS SPONSOR(s): Councilors Finkam, Carter, Rider, Schleif, Campbell, Kimball, and Worrell speak. The Request shall include the person's name, address, city, state, zip code, telephone number and the name of the organization, if any, that the person is representing. The Request shall also include the topic about which the person wishes to speak. At the beginning of the meeting, the Clerk -Treasurer, or his deputy, shall present all Requests to the presiding officer. At the appropriate time in the Common Council's Order of Business, each such person may address the Common Council on the topic designated in his Request, except that persons may not so address the Common Council on topics in which a Public Hearing has been or will be held as a separate agenda item at that meeting of the Common Council. Prior to presenting their remarks, the person shall state for the record their name and address. Each speaker shall be limited to three (3) minutes. No speaker shall be permitted to cede his three (3) minute allotment to another speaker. Each speaker shall speak from the podium and shall state his or her name for the record. At the request of a Council Member or the Mayor, the Council may suspend the three minute time limit for an entire meeting, or, in the alternative, grant an individual speaker an additional three (3) minutes of speaking time by a simple majority vote. If more than one Request is made, the presiding officer may call the Requests in any order, but should give preference to Requests in the following order: (1) A resident of the City. (2) A resident of Clay Township, Indiana who resides outside the corporate limits of the City (3) A representative of any organization or business entity located in Clay Township, Indiana. (4) Any other person. Section 4. All other current provisions of City Code Sections 3-29 and 3-31 shall remain in full force and effect and are not affected by this Ordinance. Section 5. If any portion of this Ordinance is for any reason declared to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance so long as enforcement of same can be given the same effect. Section 6. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and signing by the Mayor and such publication as is required by law. Version A Ordinance No. D-2279-16 Page Two of Four Pages [Remainder of page intentionally left blank] This Ordinance was prepared by Jon Oberlander, Senior Assistant Carmel City Attorney. [C:lUsersyquinnlAWDataltoe Microsof6WindowslTeaoraty Inlemet FleslContent0dook1ZG7CRSH1%Amended TuneUnt and Committee Ries Ordnance Clean.docx:11100164:52 PMS SPONSOR(s): Councilors Finkam, Carter, Rider, Schleif, Campbell, Kimball, and Worrell PASSED by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, this � day of ,bMqV 2016, by a vote of 7 ayes and -0— nays. / COMMON COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF CARMEL Pres' ng Officer V" Qg��q _q, Laura D. Campbell R nald E. Carter ue nkam ATTE T: i S. Pauley, Clerk -Treasurer Version A Ordinance D-2279-16 Page Three of Four Pages d 84x � H. Bruce Kimball Kevin D. Rider 6UA.-tU Carol Schleif TY0 ell This Ordinance was prepared by Jon Oberlander, Senior Assistant Carmel City Attorney. [C:1UsersyquinnIAMDatalLocaM7icroso111Windoors\Temporary Intemet FleslContenLOWaokVG7CRSHI*vended Tane Limit and Committee Rales OnS� Clean.docx:1118 0164:52 PMS SPONSOR(s): Councilors Finkam, Carter, Rider, Schleif, Campbell, Kimball, and Worrell fi 6Presented by me to the Mayor of they City of Carmel, Indiana this day of f 2016, at M. i� S. Pauley f r PdA roved by me, Mayor of the City of C el, Indiana, this / day of c4po(N 2016, at M. - V114 P-::� \ Ja s Brainard, Mayor ATTEST: Christine S. Pauley/Clerk-Treasure Version A Ordinance D-2279-16 Page Four of Four Pages This Ordinance was prepared by Jon Oberlander, Senior Assistant Carmel City Attorney. jC:lUwmiqulnnIAMDatalLomWicmoltlW ndomITemporary Inlemet FleslCantent.OWookRG7CRSHIVvnended Tune Limit and Committee Rdes Ordnance Clean.dxx:1118f2016 4:52 PMS