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(c) Special meetings of the City Council may be held at such locations as <br />stated in the action calling such meetings and otherwise in conformance with the Brown <br />Act. A special meeting may be called by the Mayor or the Mayor Pro Tern by either of <br />them contacting the Clerk of the Council and requesting orally or in writing the call of a <br />special meeting. A majority of the members of the City Council can also call a special <br />meeting by delivering a written notice to the Clerk of the Council of a request for a <br />special meeting. Upon receiving a request from the Mayor, Mayor Pro Tern or a <br />majority of the City Council, the Clerk of the Council shall notice the special meeting. <br />Section 3. Agenda. <br />The Clerk of the Council shall prepare an agenda for each regular and special meeting <br />of the City Council containing all items known by such officer to be considered. The <br />order of placing items on the agenda shall be approved from time to time by the City <br />Council. The agenda shall contain such information as required by the Brown Act. In <br />addition, the agenda shall contain the following sections to provide for reporting by the <br />City Council: AB1234 reports, Council Committee reports, and Regional Agency <br />reports. <br />Section 4. Rules of Procedure. <br />Procedures before the City Council shall be governed by the most current edition of <br />Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised. Application of such procedures shall be <br />vested in the sound discretion of the presiding officer. <br />Section 5. Decorum; Time limits and other regulations for speaking. <br />(a) The City Council shall preserve decorum and an orderly procedure during <br />debate. Councilmembers desiring to speak shall seek recognition from the presiding <br />officer. Upon being recognized, a Councilmember shall confine his or her comments to <br />the questions under debate. A Councilmember, once recognized, should not be <br />interrupted unless a point of order is raised by another member. The presiding officer <br />should not recognize a Councilmember to speak who has already spoken on a matter <br />under debate until all other Councilmembers who wish to be heard have spoken. A <br />Councilmember should limit himself or herself to three (3) minutes at any one time <br />without permission of the presiding officer. At the end of each meeting, the presiding <br />officer shall recognize each Councilmember who may speak up to three (3) minutes on <br />matters of public or community interest. <br />(b) The agenda for all regular meetings of the City Council shall provide <br />members of the public the opportunity to address the City Council on agendized matters <br />and non-agendized matters as required by the Brown Act. All requests to speak shall <br />be submitted in writing and submitted to the Clerk of the Council. No such requests shall <br />be accepted after the public comment session begins without permission of the <br />Resolution No. 2013-019 <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />