HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 175-21 - Resolution - Limiting Speaking Time for Open Comment
RESOLUTION
Amending the Council Rules of Procedure and Code of Conduct to clarify time
limits on Open Comment speakers.
WHEREAS, the City Council Rules of Procedure require a resolution and the affirmation of
a super-majority to amend the Council Rules of Procedure and Code of Conduct (“Council
Rules”).
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Rochester
that the Council Rules be revised to clarify that a person speaking during the “Open
Comment Period” at City Council meetings is limited to four (4) minutes total when speaking,
and thereby may not yield time to another speaker.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2021.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2021.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)