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1 d. Signs may be held and displayed during Council Meetings but only at the back of 2 the Council Chambers so that the view of the seated audience is not obstructed. 3 e. Public comment, like staff and Councilmember comments, will pertain to the 4 merits of an issue; personal attacks will be ruled out of order. 5 f. The Mayor or presiding officer may make special time-length arrangements for 6 speakers representing a group. 7 8 9 Rule 7 Issue and Meetin2 Curfew City Council meetings generally occur on the second, third 10 and fourth Monday of the month beginning at 6:00 p.m. The Council recognizes that meetings 11 are for the benefit of the citizens of Roseville so Council meetings will end by 10:00 p.m. If a 12 time sensitive item has not been addressed by 10:00 p.m., Council meetings may be extended 13 upon the vote of the City Council. but at no time will a meeting run past 11 :00 p.m. If Council 14 business remains on the agenda, the Council may continue the meeting to a future date or table 15 such items until the next meeting, if needed. 16 17 To ensure that meetings finish their business in a timely manner, the Council will not consider 18 new items for discussion after 10:00 p.m. 19 20 21 Rule 8 City Council Task Force or Subcommittee Formation The Council shall, as issues 22 arise, establish a two-member task force to study the issue. The membership will be agreed upon 23 by the full Council. The task force will have a specific topic or issue to address and the task force 24 will report its findings or recommendations by a specific deadline established by the Council. 25 26 27 Rule 9 Videotaping Except for closed executive sessions authorized under state law and 28 meetings of Councilmembers outside of the City Council Chambers, all meetings of the City 29 Council shall be videotaped. When the Council decides to meet outside the City Council 30 Chambers, the Council may by motion also direct that the meeting shall be videotaped. 31 32 33 Rule 10 Suspension of Rules Pursuant to Section 25 of Roberts' Rules of Order, these Rules 34 may be suspended in specific situations upon a 2/3' s vote of the City Council. 35 36 37 Rule 11 Effective Date These Rules shall become effective upon adoption by a majority of the 38 City Council and shall remain in effect until amended or repealed by subsequent vote of the 39 Council. 40