Item 37 - Consider Amending City Council Meetings Rules and Procedures

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presiding officer may direct the group to designate a spokesperson or limited number of speakers to address the City Council. (g) The following rules shall apply to all persons addressing the City Council. All speakers are requested to: • direct all testimony to the City Council or the presiding officer and not individual Councilmembers, • when speaking on agenda matters, limit comments to the agenda item(s), • when speaking on non -agenda matters, limit comments to matters within the jurisdiction or official business of the City of Santa Ana, and, • refrain from profane language, racial epitaphs, and libelous or slanderous statements that disturb the decorum of the meeting. (h) The presiding officer shall have the power and responsibility to enforce decorum and order of the meeting as set forth in Section 2-104(c). Among other means of enforcement, the presiding officer may order the podium microphone turned off and/or video broadcast interrupted when the presiding officer has determined that an individual or group has disrupted the meeting, or the individual or group has exceeded their allotted time to speak without permission of the presiding officer. Pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Brown Act, and legally required warnings, the presiding officer may order the meeting space cleared to restore order. Members of the news media who have not participated in the disturbance must be allowed to continue to attend the meeting. The presiding officer, upon consultation with the City Clerk and the City Attorney, may establish a procedure to re -admit an individual or individuals not responsible for the disturbance. (i) All cell phones, pagers, or electronic devices belonging to the public, press, or personnel that may be disruptive must be placed on vibrate mode/quiet or be turned off while a meeting is in session. Section 6. Teleconferencing. Remote participation in a City Council meeting shall be governed by the teleconferencing provisions set forth in the Ralph M. Brown Act (Government Code Section 54950, et seq.) and by a Teleconferencing Policy duly adopted by the City Council. Section 7. The provisions of Sections 4, 5, and 6 of this resolution shall apply to meetings of committees of the City Council, as may be modified from time to time by such committees. Section 8. This Resolution shall supersede Resolution No. 2013-019 and shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council. The City Clerk shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this Resolution.