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the Council Chambers for use by those persons wishing to address the Council. All remarks will be addressed to the Council as a whole. 3. Citizens' Forum - First Tuesday. On the first Council meeting of each month, time shall be reserved for citizens' comments. The purpose of tl7�s forum is to assist the Council 'tr� making policy decisions; therefore, ite��s of discussion shall be limited to matters over which the City Council has jurisdiction. A speaker's remarks shall be limited to up to tlar�e minutes per person, per Citizens' Forum. Where necessary, due to the number of persons who want to address the Council, the presiding t�ffi e�r shall retain authority to limit all persons' remarks to an equal period of less than three minutes. To £�u�her ensure equal opportunity for the public to comment, each person may address the Council only one time during the Citizens' Forum portion of any meeting. Argument shall not be made in support of or opposition to an ordinance or resolution at3 the Council Agenda for which the time for public cor��m�nt has passed. 4. No Use of Public Comment or Citizens' Forum for Campaigns. No person may use public comment or Citizens' Forum for the purpose of assisting a campaign for election of any person to any office or for the promotion of or opposition to any ballot proposition. Further, any t�4re�ct mention of a candidate's candidacy or a ballot proposition shall constitute grounds for immediate suspension of such person's right to speak at that Council meeting. 5. No Use of Public Comment or Citizens' Forum for Advertising. No person addressing the Council may use Public Comment or Citizens' �'orurt� for the purpose of advertising. Advertising is defined as "promoting by making known, proclaiming publicly, drawing attention to, or making conspicuous any item, product, service, or thing, for profit or otherwise." This does not prevent or preclude any person addressing the Council from expressing his or her views or opinions on matters over which the Council has jurisdiction. Also, this does not prohibit individuals or organizations from promoting public events or causes through public requests for proclamations and presentations as provided in Subsections 9 and lObelow. 6. The presiding officer shall retain authority to determine whether a speaker's remarks fail to comply with these Rules or exceed the scope of the designated forum, and thc presiding officer shall have the right to suspend such person's right to speak, subjectto the Council's right to overrule st�ch decision. Robert's Rules of Order. On all questions of practice or procedure not provided for by these rules, the practice and procedure set forth in Robert's ��u�t� s f�� 't�ti{��ti� 1�47�isc.�r� shall prevail. 8. Amendments to Rules. Amendments to these rules shall be made by resolution and shall require two readings. 9. Public Requests for Proclamations. It is the policy of t�i� Council to consider requests to proclaim certain events or causes when such proclamations pertain to a Tacoma event, �; 'J3M�ur� �ix �i �Kin&�1}ul�i� ME��'J ]rcl.lt�i� � 3ri�p?a.: hx � 1��d� r�-t�.c,��