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From: Councilwoman Valerie Pope-Ludlam Subject: Public Comments
Dept: Council Office
Date: May 9, 1994
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Synopsis of Previous Council Action:
1 WAY 94 9 : 3d
3/ 7/94 Resolution 9446 approved.
3/21/94 2 Minute option considered.
4/ 4/94 3 minute rule change (referred to Leg. Review Committee)
5/ 2/94 Cumulative 10 minute time limit considered (referred to Leg. Review Committee)
515/94 Reviewed latest draft (referred to Council)
Recommended Motion:
1. To amend Section 6 of Resolution 94-46 limiting members of the public to a total time of 10
minutes when they address the Mayor& Common Council on either agenda or public comment items and
limiting the time on each item to 3 minutes.
2. To amend Section 7 of Resolution 9446 applying a 3 minute time limitation to a member of the
public addressing the Mayor&Common Council with possible 2 minute extensions at Special Meetings.
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Contact Person: Councilwoman Valerie Pone-Ludlam Phone: 5378
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Agenda Item No. 0(r✓
1 RESOLUTION NO.
2 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 94-46 RELATING TO TIME
3 LIMITS FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL
4 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
5 SECTION 1. Section 6 of Resolution No. 94-46 is hereby
6 amended to read as follows:
7 "6. A cumulative time limit of ten ( 10) minutes
8 for any one regular meeting shall apply to each member
of the public addressing the Mayor and Common Council
9 either on agenda items or under public comments. A
speaker may divide such time up between items but may
10 not speak any longer than three minutes on any one
item or on public comments, and may not carry over any
11 unused time to a subsequent meeting. For the purposes
of these rules a "member of the public" shall not
12 include the Mayor and Common Council, or a member of
staff. "
13 SECTION 2. Section 7 of Resolution No. 94-46 is hereby
14 amended to read as follows.
15 "7. On special meetings a three minute time
16 limitation shall apply to each member of the public
addressing the Mayor and Common Council either on
17 agenda items or under public comments. The speaker
may request a two-minute time extension which may be
18 granted in the discretion of the Mayor and Common
Council. Subsequent time extensions may also be
19 requested. "
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DAB/js [Limite.Res] 11 - ivv .y May 3, 1994
I I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly
2 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of
3 San Bernardino at a meeting thereof, held on the
,I day of 1994, by the following vote, to-wit:
5 Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
6 NEGRETE
7 CURLIN
8 HERNANDEZ
9 OBERHELMAN
10 DEVLIN
11 POPE-LUDLAM
12 MILLER
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14 City Clerk
15 The foregoing Resolution is hereby approved this day
16 of 1994.
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18 Tom Minor, Mayor
19 City of San Bernardino
20 Approved as to form
and legal content:
21 JAMES F. PENMAN,
,22 City Att0.ry MROry't @�/
23 By: ��Dii MR DRA -".
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