Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, May 07, 2019
Discussion
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER RECOMMENDATION BY CITY COUNCIL AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE OF DRAFT RULES OF DECORUM FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
In March the City Council requested that the City Manager research and draft Rules of Decorum for public meetings. A set of proposed Rules was presented for the Council's consideration at the May 7, 2019 City Council meeting. The Rules were intended to promote mutual respect, civility and orderly conduct among City employees, elected officials, and the public. The City Council considered the draft Rules and appointed an Ad Hoc Subcommittee comprised of Mayor Robles and Councilmember Dear to further refine the guidelines and bring them back for adoption. These proposal guidelines represent the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Subcommittee.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. ADOPT the Rules of Decorum.
2. Direct the City Manager to determine how to provide the Rules of Decorum to the general public in the City Council Chambers and at Public Meetings in other locations.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE no action at this time.
IV. BACKGROUND
The City has numerous public meetings such as City Council meetings, Commission meetings, and Board meetings held in a number of locations throughout the City ("Public Meetings"). In order to safeguard participatory democracy in Carson, all members of the public attending Public Meetings in Carson should adhere to the following Rules of Decorum:
Rules of Decorum
1. No member of the general public attending a Public Meeting in Carson shall engage in disorderly or boisterous conduct, including, but not limited to, applause, whistling, stamping of feet, booing, or making any other loud, threatening, profane, abusive, personal, demeaning, derogatory, impertinent, or slanderous utterance toward any Council member, Commissioner, Board member, staff member, or any other member ...
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