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<br />Thus, we cannot present or participate in a recommendation or deci- <br />sion about a sale, purchase, lease, or contract that has a special finan- <br />cial impact on us personally. <br /> <br />For example, Planning Commission Members should not personally <br />present to the Planning Commission or vote on an application to re- <br />zone their land or land belonging to a relative or close friend. Simi- <br />larly, Councilmembers must not speak to or vote on their own appli- <br />cation for a City business license. And, for the same reason, Roseville <br />staff members must not investigate, or seek to influence the handling <br />of, code compliance complaints they may <br />file with the City regarding their own City <br />neighborhood. <br /> <br />Plainly, there are trade-offs in being a <br />public official. We need to be sensitive to <br />both our powers and the limits on our powers as public officials. <br />And we must follow the law. Once we are public officials, we have <br />special authority but there are special limits on that authority as well. <br /> <br />We need to be sensitive <br />both to our powers and <br />to the limits on our pow- <br />ers as public officials. <br /> <br />III. Parliamentary Procedures <br /> <br />A. Introduction <br /> <br />The Roseville City Council, like most city councils, has adopted Rob- <br />erts' Rules of Order. Roberts' Rules is actually a long, detailed book of <br />rules, many of which are not applicable to our meetings or, for that <br />matter, most meetings. A complete copy of Roberts' Rules of Order is <br />available in most libraries and at the Roseville City Hall. <br /> <br />Most meetings are a mixture of formality and informality. Some <br />measure of formality gives order to the proceedings. Some measure <br /> <br />12 <br />