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a, Mayor will present the agenda item b. Mayor will provide Council with any pertinent information c, Mayor will ask the appropriate City Staff member to provide the Council with any additional information cif necessary) d. Mayor will ask for a motion e, Mayor will ask for a second f. Mayor will restate the motion and call for discussion g. Mayor will first turn to the Council member wha made the motion to start the discussion ar ask questions -~ limit 4 minutes h. Mayor will, in turn, ask each of the remaining Council members to continue the discussion or ask questions -~ limit 4 minutes i, Each Council member ~.ay only speak twice on the same motion during one meeting j , The Mayor will then reiterate the question and call far a vote k, In the Mayors absence, the Mayar Pro Tem will lead the meeting. During the discussion, Council members will limit their discussions to the agenda item., the motion proposed and will not repeat themselves. The Mayor may call to order any discussion, which engages in personal attacks or is off point. Similarly, if the meeting starts to get out of hand, the Mayar will make a motion to recess or a motion to adjourn, which is not debatable and must be voted on j~11~'lediately. workshops are mainly used for discussing issues and items coning before the City Council so that Council members may obtain the necessary information to make a sound decision. The City Council members will respect and follow the rules listed below: a, Same rules apply for workshops as stated unde~• the Code of Conduct #2 - Conduct of Members b. The Mayor or City Manager will present the agenda item c. The Mayor or City Manager will ask the appropriate City Staff member to present the information d, The Mayor will ask each Council member to either ask questions ar make a statement ~-limit 5 minutes e, Each Council member will be provided another turn to ask additional clarifying questions or statements -~ limit 5 minutes f. once Council has completed the discussion, the Mayor will continue to the next agenda item During the discussion, Council members will limit their discussion to the agenda item and will not repeat themselves, The Mayor will call to order any discussion, which engages in personal attacks or is off point. 5, Re~resenta~on o~P~rsonal lnte~ests In keeping with their role as stewards of the public trust, Council members shall not represent their awn private interests, political ambitions or personal opinions at any public meeting. when a Council member is speaking in public and voicing opinions of matters that have not gave before the entire Council, the Council member will note that they are speaking on their own behalf not on behalf of the entire City Council. 4/9/2007 Page 2 of 3