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RESOLUTION NO. 4001-1031 PAGE 6 employees under his direction and control. Any remarks shall be addressed to the Chair and to any or all members of the Council. No member of the staff or audience shall enter into any discussion, either directly of indirectly, without first having obtained the floor by permission of the presiding officer, C. Citizens of the City and any other members of the public attending Council meetings shall also observe the same rules of propriety, decorum and good conduct applicable to members of the Council. Any person making personal, impertinent, and slanderous remarks or who becomes boisterous while addressing the Council, or while attending the Council meeting, shall be removed from the room if the Sergeant - at -Arms is so directed by the presiding officer, and such person shall be barred from further attendance at that particular Council meeting. Unauthorized remarks from the audience, stamping of feet, whistles, yells, and similar demonstrations shall not be permitted by the presiding officer, who shall direct the Sergeant -at -Arms to remove such offenders from the room. Should the presiding officer fail to act, any member of the Council may move to require him to enforce the rules, and the affirmative vote of the majority of the Council shall require the presiding officer the act. Any member of the public desiring to address the Council must first be recognized by the Chair, shall state his name AND CITY OF RESIDENCE in an audible tone for the record, and shall limit his remarks to the to the question under discussion. Any remarks shall be addressed to the Chair and to any members of the Council. RULE 7 RIGHT OF APPEAL Any Council member may appeal to the Council from a ruling of the presiding officer. If the appeal is seconded, the member making the appeal may briefly state his reason for the same, and the presiding officer may briefly explain his ruling, but there shall be no debate on the appeal, and no other member shall participate in the discussion. The presiding officer shall then put the question, "Shall the decision of the Chair be sustained?" If the majority of the members present vote "Aye", the ruling of the Chair is sustained, otherwise it is overruled. RULE 8 LIMITATION OF DEBATE No member of the Council or public shall be allowed to speak more than once upon any one subject until all the Council members have had an opportunity to speak. No member of the Council or of the public shall be allowed to speak for a period longer than five minutes, without the leave of the presiding officer. Citizens groups shall identify themselves and shall be represented in presentation to the Council by one of the members of the group and cumulative or redundant speeches to the Council on the same issue shall be terminated at the discretion of the presiding officer.