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QUESTION AND COMMENT PERIOD
This meeting’s proceedings will be broadcast live via the city’s website and available as a recorded archive from the city’s website over the internet, worldwide. The name and address of speakers and any comments made during the question period will form part of the public record.
As per the Community Charter (ss. 132-133), the Chair at a council meeting must preserve order. If the Chair considers that another person at the meeting is acting improperly or disrupting the council meeting, that person’s behavior will be addressed. The Chair may order the person expelled from the meeting should the person choose to not adhere to the decisions of the Chair.
The following guidelines apply to the Question and Comment Period for all Council Meetings:
* Maximum time of Question & Comment Period is fifteen minutes at the beginning of the meeting and fifteen minutes at the end of the meeting;
* Each person appearing before Council is limited to one question or comment per person until all persons have had an opportunity, then to a maximum of three questions or comments;
* Persons present at the meeting are welcome to ask questions or comments on city-related topics.
* Questions or comments should stay within a time frame of 3 minutes, which includes time for a response from the Council.
* Questions or comments will not be permitted on items on the agenda referred from a concluded Public Hearing.
* Those appearing before Council must state their full name, street name, neighborhood, and address for the record.
* Those appearing before Council should address their questions or comments to the Chair.
* The Mayor is to be addressed as Mayor Dingwall and Councillors by that Councillor’s surname preceded by Councillor. If Council wishes to pass a motion as a result of input received during the Question Period relative to an issue that is not on the agenda, a motion to temporarily suspend the rules is required.
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