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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM <br />Appropriation <br />Agenda Date Requested: June 14, 2021 <br />Requested By: Source of Funds:N/A <br />Mayor Pro Tem Martin <br />Department: <br />City Council <br />Account Number: N/A <br />Amount Budgeted: N/A <br />ReportResolutionOrdinance <br /> <br /> <br />Amount Requested: N/A <br />Exhibits: Draft Ordinance 2021-3832 <br />Budgeted Item: YesNo <br /> <br /> <br />SUMMARY& RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> <br />At the May 24, 2021, meeting, Mayor Pro Tem Martin moved to amend the City Council <br />Rules of Procedure and Ethics Policy to limit speeches in debate to five minutes. <br />Ordinance 2021-3832 provides for the change in the document, as indicated below. <br /> <br />The Council’s adopted parliamentary authority, Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly <br />Revised, indicates that, absent an adopted rule, the default is to speak twice in debate <br />on an item, for ten minutes each time. The special rule limits the length to five minutes <br />but does not affect the ability to speak twice on each debatable item. <br /> <br /> <br />