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group of people seeks to address the City Council on the same matter or topic, the <br />presiding officer may request the group to designate a spokesperson or limited number <br />of speakers to address the City Council. <br />(g) The following rules shall apply to all persons addressing the City Council. <br />All speakers are requested to: a <br />• direct all testimony to the City Council or the presiding officer and not <br />individual Councilmembers, <br />• when speaking on agenda matters, limit comments to the agenda item(s), <br />• when speaking on non -agenda matters, limit comments to matters within <br />the jurisdiction or official business of the City of Santa Ana, and, <br />• refrain from profane language, racial epitaphs, and libelous or slanderous <br />statements that disturb the decorum of the meeting. <br />(h) The presiding officer shall have the power and responsibility to enforce <br />decorum and order of the meeting as set forth in Section 2-104(c). Among other means <br />of enforcement, the presiding officer may order the podium microphone turned off <br />and/or video broadcast interrupted when the presiding officer has determined that an <br />individual or group has disrupted the meeting, or the individual or group has exceeded <br />their allotted time to speak without permission of the presiding officer. <br />(i) All cell phones, pagers, or electronic devices belonging to the public, <br />press, or personnel that may be disruptive must be placed on vibrate mode/quiet or be <br />turned off while a meeting is in session. <br />Section 6. Teleconferencing. <br />Remote participation in a City Council meeting shall be governed by the <br />teleconferencing provisions set forth in the Ralph M. Brown Act (Government Code <br />Section 54950, of seq.) and by a Teleconferencing Policy duly adopted by the City <br />Council. <br />Section 7. The provisions of Sections 4, 5, and 6 of this resolution shall apply <br />to meetings of committees of the City Council, as may be modified from time to time by <br />such committees. <br />Section 8. This Resolution shall supersede Resolution No. 2013-019 and shall <br />take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council. The City Clerk shall attest <br />to and certify the vote adopting this Resolution. <br />ADOPTED this 18th day of July 2023. <br />