2017 09-05 PC PACKET - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

General Procedures for Public Hearings The order of business.conducte.d. by the council shall generally be as follows: 1. Opening comments. by the presiding officer, announcing the purpose of the public hearing. 2. Presiding officer opens the public hearing portion of the meeting.. 3. Staff presentations, such as engineering reports, and other relevant information. 4. Developer presentation/other presentations.. 8: Public comments. 6.. beading of written. corn rnents. 7. Presiding officer formally closes the public portion of the meeting. Other guidelines for public hearings: 1. Speakers who wish. to address the council muSt: follow the same rules as stated above in the city council portion .of this handout. 2. Speakers may also provide written comments to the coirncif before the meeting.. Written comments may be read aloud by the presiding officer. Anonymous, unsigned communications will not be read. 3.. The presiding officer maycontinue the hearing if necessary to allow for more time. Other Important Guidelines for Public Meetings L All remarks should be directed at the presiding officer or to the entire. -council. Personal attacks.on council members are not allowed. It is inappropriate to use the public comment period for purposes of making political speeches, ineludingthreats.of political action.. 2. The council will generally not engage in debate or dialogue with speakers during the public comment period. A list will be made of alf tiuestions so they can either be answerer] at.the end of the meeting or referred to others for research and answered at a later time. Guidelines for Gein Lake Meetings adopted July 18, 2017