The refusal to hear a person desiring to speak may be based upon grounds that the subject matter is confidential, that its public discussion would be illegal, that it is a matter not within the jurisdiction of the council or for any other cause deemed sufficient by the council. Any person allowed to speak who shall depart from the subject under discussion or who shall make personal, impertinent or slanderous remarks, or who shall become boisterous while addressing the council shall be declared out of order by the mayor, or by vote of the council, and barred from speaking further before the council unless permission to continue shall be granted by a majority vote of the council, under such restrictions as the council may provide. Citizens signed up to speak at the council meeting may yield their time to another citizen who has signed up to speak at the meeting. . Consent Agenda Items removed from the Consent Agenda Unfinished business Informational items New Business Public Hearings Departmental reports Presentation of petitions and requests Recognition of persons requesting to be heard. Special Use Permits Currently council hears requests for special use permits.
Council hears special use requests in a quasi-judicial setting.
Council may not discuss the request with anyone prior to the hearing. Legal counsel will supply each council member with a voting sheet, listing of each general standard and any specific standards that must be met. Council members may vote to approve the permit, approve the petition with conditions, or deny the permit. Approval of a permit requires majority approval. Council Anyone may request to be placed on a council agenda to address council by calling the City Clerk's or City Manager's office by noon on the Friday before the council meeting.