Get Educated - Meetings and Agendas
Know This: You can not roll any old way as a Councilor at a Council Meeting. There are rules in place. At a minimum decorum and professionalism should play a roll.
Let's Play a Game
Ask yourself these questions and see if you are correct. The Village ordinances that govern these answers are included. .
And more importantly – ask yourself these questions and see if the Council is behaving correctly.
Q. In what manner is Village business conducted?
A. 2-2-2 B. 1 It is the intent that a meeting be conducted on as informal basis as is practicable to expedite Village business. Business will be conducted generally following good parliamentary procedure at the discretion of the presiding officer.
Know This:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_procedure
Parliamentary Procedure means Councilors and Mayors can not roll any old way.
How embarrassing the way some people behave in meetings.
Q. Who runs the meetings? Who recognizes speakers and manages the meetings?
A. 2-1-2 A. Hint - separate powers! Yes! The Mayor!
Q. If a Councilor wants to speak what is the process?
A. 2-2-2 2b. Each Councilor desiring to speak shall address the presiding officer (the Mayor) and, after being recognized, confine himself or herself to debate, avoiding personalities and indecorous language
(Emphasis mine!)
Q. Are interruptions ok? Can a councilor or a Mayor interrupt at will?
A. 2-2-2 2c A Councilor having been recognized shall not be interrupted except to call him or her to order. If called to order, he or she shall cease speaking until the point of order is decided, after which he or she may proceed.
(Emphasis mine!)
Know This: Yelling at the Mayor, Interrupting, Screaming "Point of Order" and not stopping the debate are all against our ordinances.
Yes! Really!
How embarrassing for us to have to watch Councilors yell at attorneys when they don't like the answer. (And remember attorneys are paid to keep everyone out of trouble by the way).
Isn't it time Councilors follow their own ordinances?
Remember the ordinances are written by Councilors.
Mayor! Please! 2-2-2 B 1.
Strict adherence to the following rules will, however, be invoked at the request of any member of the governing body at any time on any or all issues.