Presentations shall be limited to the public hearing purpose. Presentation shall not deal in personalities or personal attacks on members of the Council or City employees. Presentations are not to be designed for purposes of engaging others in a debate in this forum. No Council member may address the council during the hearing. In the interest of avoiding repetitive testimony, the chairperson may want to encourage persons with the same viewpoint to appoint a spokesperson.
Comments are to be limited to ONE three minute presentation per person.
The same person may speak one additional 3 minute duration after the last person speaks. The format for hearings will be staff presentation, petitioner comments, public comments in favor of, comments opposed to and Council questions. Public Hearings are limited to 4 hours in length. Seconded by Alderman Patzer. Motion by Alderman Scheuble to allow any resident present to yield their 3 minutes to some other spokesperson.