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(3) Whether the person or any immediate family member has a personal financial interest in the pending matter, other than as set forth in (2). (c) Unless further time is granted by the presiding officer, the statement shall be limited to three (3) minutes. All remarks shall be addressed to the Commission as a body and not to any member thereof. No person, other than Commissioners and the person having the floor, shall be permitted to enter into any discussion, either directly or through a member of the Commission, without the permission of the presiding officer. No question shall be asked a Commissioner except through the presiding officer. Rule 6.05. DECORUM Any person making impertinent or slanderous remarks or who becomes boisterous while addressing the Commission shall be barred from further appearance before the Commission by the presiding officer, unless permission to continue or again address the Commission is granted by the majority vote of the Commission members present. No clapping, applauding, heckling or verbal outbursts in support or opposition to a speaker or his or her remarks shall be permitted. Signs or placards may be disallowed in the Commission chamber by the presiding officer. Persons exiting the Commission chambers shall do so quietly. PART 7. RULES OF DEBATE Rule 7.01. RULES OF DEBATE (a) QUESTIONS UNDER CONSIDERATION. On any agenda item, in order for debate to ensue, the presiding officer shall close the public hearing and ask for discussion of the matter at hand, whether it is an ordinance, resolution, motion, etc., the Commission wishes to adopt the legislation upon a motion: "I move we adopt Ordinance (resolution) as read" ["as amended" by Commissioner 1. The City Attorney or the City Clerk may request and/or assist with a restatement of the motion for the record. The Commissioner seconding said motion shall say "I second the motion "as read" or "as amended." Alternatively, any Commissioner may move for deferral of any item which deferral motion must be seconded prior to a vote. Failure of any legislation to receive a motion and/or a second shall be removed from the Agenda in accordance with Rule 7.01(j) hereinbelow. (b) AS TO THE PRESIDING OFFICER. The presiding officer shall not move or second an item of debate. The presiding officer, however, upon relinquishing the chair, may move or second an item, vote, subject only to such limitations as are, by these rules, imposed upon all members. (c) GETTING THE FLOOR, IMPROPER REFERENCES TO BE AVOIDED. Every member desiring to speak for any purpose shall address the presiding officer, and upon recognition, shall be confined to the question under debate avoiding all personality issues and/or indecorous Amendment of 0_ 98-16 Rules of Procedure Legislation! Attorney LMD:ch 10/19/00 -- I :58 PM -8-