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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFull Agenda � CITY COUNCIL AGENDA � CITY OF OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN O.IHKQIH q pR/L 21, 2015 ON THE WATER CALL TO ORDER (12:00 noon) ROLL CALL CITIZEN STATEMENTS TO COUNCIL (Citizens are to address the Council only. Statements are limited to five(5)minutes; must address items that are not listed on the Council meeting agenda,are limited to issues that have an impact on the Ciry of Oshkosh and the Common Council may address at a future meeting,and must not include endorsements of any candidates or other electioneering) OTHER BUS/NESS ADJOURN SINE DIE ORGAN/ZATIONAL MEETING OF THE OSHKOSH COMMON COUNCIL CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL NOM/NATIONS FOR DEPUTYMAYOR (second not required; called 3 times) MOTION TO CLOSE NOM/NATIONS DISCUSS/ON ELECTION OF DEPUTY MAYOR DECLARATION OF DEPUTYMAYOR (City Clerk) COUNCIL SEATING ASSIGNMENTS • ORIENTATION OF CITY DEPARTMENTS FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS • DISCUSSION OF COUNCIL RULES • D/SCUSS/ON OF AGENDA FORMAT ADJOURN � OSHKOSH COMMON COUNCIL RULES OF ORDER OlHKQfH ADOPTED APRIL 15, 2014 ON THE WATER 1. Individuals speaking to the Council regarding agenda items are limited to five (5) minutes, one appearance per agenda item per person. (NOTE: Exception to the five (5) minutes may be made at the discretion of the Council.) Whenever the Council proposes an amendment to a resolution or ordinance, the Council will permit additional public comment specific only to the amendment and its effect. 2. The Mayor may relinquish the gavel to address any agenda item before the Council for consideration. 3. All participants in Council meetings shall conduct themselves according to the Civility Pledge adopted by the Council on June 14, 2011 by Resolution 11-270. 4. Individuals speaking to the Council under the heading "Citizen Statements to Council" are limited to five (5) minutes. Individuals may address Council only and must address items that are not listed on the Council meeting agenda, except for those items listed under "Council Member Statements", are limited to issues that have an impact on the City of Oshkosh and that the Common Council may address at a future meeting, and must not include endorsements of any candidates or other electioneering. (NOTE: Exception to the five (5) minutes may be made at the discretion of the Council.) 5. No person shall personally attack a council member, city official, city employee or any other person. For purposes of this section personal attacks shall include comments directed at a particular person or persons which pertain to any matter that is unrelated to the performance of official duties or the conduct of city business, are threatening, slanderous, defamatory or obscene or are of such a nature that the comments disrupt the meeting or cause a disturbance. No person shall make irrelevant, unduly repetitious, offensive, threatening, slanderous, defamatory, or obscene remarks or act in such a manner as to disrupt or disturb the orderly conduct of any meeting, including handclapping, stomping of feet, whistling, shouting or other demonstrations. Any person violating this provision shall be called to order by the Mayor. If the conduct continues, the Mayor may order the person removed and the Council shall make a fact finding whether such behavior was outside the scope and content of the council rules and, if applicable, whether the behavior was of a character to cause a breach of the peace. 6. Council members speaking under the heading "Council Member Announcements, Statements & Discussion" are limited to five (5) minutes and must not include endorsements of any candidates or other electioneering. (NOTE: Exception to the five (5) minutes may be made at the discretion of the Council.) Council members shall inform the City Clerk by 12:00 noon on the day prior to the Council meeting of such statements. 7. Council Members must have agenda items submitted by 12:00 noon on the day prior to the Council meeting. 8. Upon the request of a Council Member or a citizen an item will be pulled from the consent agenda and be considered as a separate issue. (NOTE: If the Council Member informs the Mayor of the request before noon on the day of the Council meeting the Mayor will notify the City Clerk to revise the agenda indicating the change.) 9. The Deputy Mayor shall be responsible for ensuring that the annual evaluation of the City Manager is accomplished and the goals for the City Manager are developed and approved annually. 10. To be considered an excused absence from a Council Meeting a Council Member will give notice to the Mayor and City Clerk prior to the meetings start time.