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Planning Commission Rules and Procedures <br />Page 7 <br />1/3Q/95 <br />• <br />8.2 Protocol <br />1. Everyone who wishes to give testimony will be allowed to do so. <br />2. All Statements or questions should be directed to the chair. <br />3. Be as factual as possible. <br />4. Refrain from repeating what has already been stated, and do not involve personalities. <br />5. Each person offering testimony or asking questions will need to give his or her name <br />and address to the recorder. <br />6. The Planning Commission reserves the right to question any speaker. <br />7. The City Staff shall be penaritted to ask questions to clarify motions or items brought <br />out at the hearing. <br />8. Written testimony may be received. <br />• 9. While all deliberations are o n to the ublic no additional testimon ma be offered <br />Pe p Y Y <br />after the close of the public hearing. <br />Section 9. Communications with Public and Applicant <br />9.1 General <br />Prior to public hearing or Commission deliberation, no Commissioner member shall lobby <br />the merits of a pending case with staff, applicant, commission member or the general <br />public. <br />9.2 Disclosures <br />If a commission member discusses a pending case in violation of Section 9.1, the member <br />shall disclose during thepublic_hearing the facts relating to such meeting. <br />9.3 Exception <br />Nothing in this section shall preclude the .general information communication by <br />Commission members relating to the general conduct of a meeting or hearing, or forbid <br />staff or members from discussing with Commission members am upcoming meetings so <br />• .long as the facts or merits of the meeting are not discussed. <br />