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RULE 6 -SUSPENSION OF RULES No rule shall he suspended except by a majority vote of Council Members present at the meeting, and a motion to suspend a rule is not debatable. Vote on the motion may he by voice vote of the Council, or by roll call if requested by a member of the Council. RULE 7 - ORDINANCES -RESOLUTIONS The name of a Council Member shall not appear as a sponsor on any ordinance or resolution considered �y the Council except at the Council Member's request. No ordinance or resolution sha11 be read until reviewed as to form and legality by the City Attorney Reading of ordinances and resolutions at all Council meetings shall be deemed sufficient by the reading of a bri ef synopsis of the title ofthe ordinance or the purpose of the resolution, and the reading in full of the same shall not he required unless the full reading of any particular ordinance or resolution be requested �y any member of the Council, in which event said request shall be complied with if a majority of the Council Members present concur in the request RULE 8 -MISCELLANEOUS ]. Agenda. The City Clerk, under the direction of the City Manager, shall prepare the Agenda for each session ofthe Council in regular order in accordance with these rules, which order shall not be departed from for any purpose, except as provided for in these rules. Such Agenda shall include all resolutions, ordinances, and matters requested b5� any Council Member, including the Mayor, orby the City Manager. No item s��a[I be deleted from the Agenda, except as provided for in Rule 5 of these rules. 2. Public Comment. The City Council appreciates hearing from citizens about items on its agenda, and desires to set aside time at the start of each Council business meeting for Public Comment. All comments must he limited to items on the agenda. Speakers are asked to identify the specific agenda items they wish to address. To ensure equal opportunity for the public to comment, a speaker's comments shall he limited to up to five minutes per person, per meeting. Where necessary, due to the number of persons who want to address the Council, the presiding officer shall retain authority to limit all persons' remarks to an equal period of less than five minutes. To further ensure equal opportunity for the public to comment, each person may address the Council only one time during the Public Comment portion of the meeting. Comments may be made on resolutions as well as first and final readings of ordinances. Comments shall not he accepted on ordinances forwarded to the Council by the Hearing Examiner for which a public hearing has been held. Written comments submitted prior to Council action shall be considered in the same manner as oral comments. When the Council suspends its rules to include a new resolution or ordinance on the agenda, public comment will he taken at the time the Council considers the resolution or ordinance. Where an ordinance has �een substantially changed at its final reading, subject to the consent ofthe Council, a person may speak to the changes. Public comment sign-up fbrn.as will he available at the hack of f'.'J kxtnuti�u� lUSd �uiuk5',1'ti�:l �� k+13L��"�I kski�s�7� I' 3rn�vl.G :'xu $ �]`u�l {I2-IU�-�x4�