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Date: 05/16/05 Item: 4. City Council Rules of Procedure To: Roseville City Council From: Neal Beets Date: Thursday, May 12, 2005 Re: Agenda Item 4 Attached are your individual comments about the Rules draft that I wrote following your Saturday, February 19 discussion of this issue. I see the following points in dispute among you. I suggest you give us direction by voting one way or another on these disputed points. Then we can draft a final document that complies with the majority's wishes. Items in dispute: 1. Whether the initial comment opportunity at the beginning of a council meeting to talk about any city issue not on the agenda is for City residents or for anyone. 2. Whether there should be a time limit on public comments. If so, what is that time limit. 3. Whether signs can be displayed in the council chambers during council meetings. If so, in what manner. 4. Whether individual Councilmembers can direct staff to assist them individually. If so, regarding what types of assistance. 5. Whether individual Councilmembers can ask staff to assist them individually. If so, what is the consequence of staff declining the request. 6. Whether the Council as a body directs the City Manager to provide assistance for them, other than for routine requests for information by individual Councilmembers. 7. Whether council meetings must conclude by a certain time. If so, whether that time is 11 p.m. or 10:30 p.m. And if so, whether the meeting shall be recessed to the next day or to some other day established by a majority of the Council. 8. Whether all council meetings outside of city hall shall always be videotaped by city staff. If so, whether this includes meetings at the offices of state officials, grand openings, neighborhood meetings, task force meetings, and the like. 9. Whether these Council rules can be suspended. If so, by what kind of majority vote - a simple majority or a 2/3's majority as stated by Roberts' Rules of Order which the Council has adopted. 10. Whether these Council rules have an effective end-date. If so, what is that end- date.