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shall elect one of its members to serve as presiding officer of the Council until the return of the Mayor or Deputy Mayor. The presiding of��er shall: Preserve order and decorum in the Council Chambers; b. Observe and enforce all rules adopted by the Council for its government; Decide all questions on order, in accordance with these rules, subject to appeal by any member to the Council; and d. Recognize members of the Council in the order in which they request the floor. No member shall be recognized and given the floor to speak on the same matter more than once until ai�er all other members of the Council have had an opportunity to be recognized and be heard. e. Retain the authority, during Public C�rnn�ent and Citizens' Forum, to determine whether a speaker's remarks fail to comply with these Rules or exceed the scope of the designated forums, and the presiding o�c�r shall have the authority to suspend such person's right to speak, subject to the Council's right to overrule such decision. The presiding otficer, as a member of the Council, shall have only those rights, and shall be governed in all matters and issues by the same rules and restrictions, as other Council Members. 2. Questioning. Any member of the Council shall have the right to question any individual, including members of the st:afi, on matters germane to the issue properly before the Council for discussion. 3. Related Agenda Items. When matters on the Agenda are placed under more than one classification, as defined by "Order of Business," and are closely related to the same subject matter, the presiding officer may, without the necessity of any vote, call for the related agenda items out of the prescribed "Os-de�� of Business.". RULE 3 -RENiARKS AND DEBATES Speaking to Motion. No member of the Council shall speak more than twice on the same motion except by consent of the majority of the Council Members present at the time the motion is before the Council. Af�t�r the motion is put and before the next item is read, a member shall be able to speak briefly to the previous motion. 2 Interruption. No member of the Council shall interrupt or argue with any other member while such member has the floor 3. Courtesy. All speakers, including members of the Council, in the discussion, comments, or debate of any matter or issue shall be courteous in their language and deportment, and shall not engage in or discuss or comment on personalities, or indulge in derogatory �'.',I �.x umculi .+�i�3 �ticll ingx',I�.hl�c �IR �i€'`,17r�iin��'; I'�m�l'�I I kK � j?pss,.51• 42-IfF�F�