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e e Council as a body and not to any member thereof. No person, other than the Council and the person having the floor, shall be permitted to enter into any discussion, either directly or through a member of the Council, without the permission of the Presiding Officer. No question shall be asked a Councilperson except through the Presiding Officer. Any such question shall be referred by City Council to the City Manager, for further handling. Section 1-213. Addressing the Council After Motion Made. After a motion is made by the Council, no person shall address the Council without first securing the permission 'of the Council so to do. Section 1-214. Silence Constitutes Affirmative Vote. Unless a member of the Council states that he is not voting, his silence shall be recorded as an affirmative vote. Section 1-215. Decorum. (A) By Council Members. While the Council is in session, the members must preserve order and decorum, and a member shall neither, by conversation or otherwise, delay or interrupt the proceedings or the peace of the Council nor disturb any member while speaking or refuse to obey the orders of the Councilor its Presiding Officer, except as otherwise herein provided. (B) By Persons. Any person making personal, impertinent, or slanderous remarks or who shall become boisterous while addressing the Council shall be forthwith, by the Presiding Officer, barred from further audience before the Council, unless permission to continue be granted by a majority vote of the Council. Section 1-216. Enforcement of Decorum. The Chief of Police, or such member or members of the Police Department as he may designate, shall be Sergeant- at-Arms of the Council meetings. He, or they, shall carry out all orders and instructions given by the Presiding Officer for the purpose of maintaining order and decorum at the Council meeting. Upon instructions of the Presiding Officer, it shall be the duty of the Sergeant-at-Arms, or any of them present, to place any person who violates the order and decorum of the meeting under arrest, and cause him to be prosecuted under the provisions of this Code, the complaint to be signed by the Presiding Officer. Section 1-217. Persons Authorized to be at Tables. No person shall be permitted to be at the two tables in front of the Council table, without the express consent of the Council. Section 1-218. Special Committees. appointed by majority vote of the Council. All special committees shall be Section 1-219. Members May File Protests Against Council Action. Any member shall have the right to have the reasons for his dissent from, or protest against, any action of the Council entered on the minutes. 5