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Rule 17 Community Comment Community comment shall be allowed for citizens to provide items of information to the Council that are not on the agenda. Time allotment shall be tightly limited. All requests for City remedy or actions shall be referred to the City Manager for investigation and reporting. No action will be taken on any matter presented to the Council that is not on the agenda or placed on the agenda according to rule. Rule 18 Acting Mayor The Acting Mayor shall be appointed by the Council in January of each year. The position shall be rotated among Council Members based on time of continuous service. The Acting Mayor shall be the Council Member with the most time of continuous service on the CounciL If two ar more members have identical seniority, the appointment shall be based on alphabetical order by last name. A Council Member may not serve as acting Mayor twice until all other Council Members have been acting Mayor. A Council Member may decline the appointment for good cause and maintain his/her place in the rotation for appointment the following year. Rule 19 Council Liaison Assignments The Council may appoint one ar more members to serve as liaison to outside boards, commissions, associations, joint powers organization as it deems appropriate. The City Manager will present a list of requested appointments initiated by the organization or as provided by agreement or contract or organizational by-law. Previous appointments shall remain in place until successar(s) are appointed. Rule 20 Attendance, Vacancy and Policing The Council shall govern its conduct and adopt such policies, rules and regulations as necessary for the ethical performance of its duties. No Council member who resigns or is replaced shall vote for his/her successor. Filling of any vacancy shall be as provided by state law. In the event of a member's inability or refusal to serve, a vacancy may be declared by the council when the officeholder is unable to serve in the office or attend council meetings for a 90- day period because of illness, or because of absence from or refusal to attend council meetings for a 90-day period. If any of the preceding conditions occur, the council may, after it has by resolution declared a vacancy to e�st, fill the vacancy at a regular or special council meeting for the remainder of the unexpired term or until the person is again able to resume duties and attend council meetings, whichever is earlier. When the person is again able to resume duties and attend council meetings, the council shall by resolution remove the temporary officeholder and restore the original office holder. Rule 21 Adoption and Amendment of Rules These rules shall be adopted each January or as soon thereafter as practicaL The in-place rules will continue to govern until amended or replaced. Any proposed amendment to the rules shall be made in writing and adopted by resolution of the City CounciL There shall be a waiting period for public comment and the conduct of additional research of at least two weeks between the initial presentation of any proposed revision to the rules and the final vote unless waived by unanimous vote of the Council. 4