2026-024 - Amending Council Rules & Procedures to Telephonic or Internet Service

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initial presentation. Members of the public shall be given three (3) minutes to address the City Council on the subject of the public hearing. The applicant/appellant and or their representative(s) shall be given reasonable time for rebuttal comments. (e) Upon being recognized by the presiding officer, a speaker should step to the designated speaker location, state their name and address for the record, identify the matter by agenda designation (if applicable), and direct remarks to the City Council as a body and not to any individual member thereof. A speaker shall not be denied an opportunity to speak if they do not wish to state their name and address for the record. No person other than members of the City Council and the person having the floor may be permitted to enter into the discussion without permission of the presiding officer. (f) It shall be within the sound discretion of the presiding officer to set a maximum time for public comment. In setting any limit, the presiding officer shall take into consideration the level of public interest in the matters in question, the length of the meeting, and the need to provide for an orderly and effective meeting. As a means of limiting time while maximizing the public's opportunity to address the City Council, if a group of people seeks to address the City Council on the same matter or topic, the presiding officer may request the group to designate a spokesperson or limited number of speakers to address the City Council. In- person speakers will be called to address the City Council first, followed by those attending remotely. If a maximum time is set for public comment, such time shall be divided equally between in-person and remote speakers, as necessary, with remaining time for either group (if any) re-allocated to the other if any speakers remain who have not yet been heard within the maximum time set. (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) Use of City equipment for video or audio presentations by a speaker shall be prohibited. However, nothing contained herein shall prohibit a speaker from making a presentation (including photographs, diagrams, or using other audio or visual means) to the City Council during such speaker's public comments. Resolution No. 2026-024 Page 4 of 8