16-13RESOLUTION NO. 16 -13
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER,
FLORIDA, AMENDING COUNCIL RULES; AMENDING
RULE 15, CHANGING RULE TITLE TO RULES OF
CONDUCT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, THE Council desires to amend the rules to facilitate efficient
meetings; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Rule 15, Council Rules, is amended as follows:
RULES OF DECORUM-CONDUCT
At all times, the Council, staff and public shall conduct themselves in a respectful and
civil manner. The Chair shall rule out of order any person who, in the Chair's
determination, is making obscene, profane, impertinent, irrelevant, immaterial,
inflammatory statements or inciting violence or fighting. The determination of the
Chair or a majority of the Council shall be final on such matters. No member of the
audience shall, during a Council Meeting, make or cause to be made any audible or
disruptive sound or noise. Signs or graphic displays of any kind shall not be displayed
in Council chambers, except in connection with a presentation made to the Council by
a speaker at the podium. All persons shall at all times conduct themselves in
accordance with these rules and failing such shall be removed from the Council
Chambers. In the event of such removal such person shall not thereafter be
readmitted to the Council Chambers during the same meeting. The Chair may recess
the meeting, if deemed necessary, in order to restore order.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5 day of May, 2016.
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George N. Cretekos
Mayor
Approved as to form: Attest:
Pamela K. Akin
City Attorney
Rosemarie Call
City Clerk
Resolution No. 16 -13