A. Robert’s Rules. All Council discussion shall be governed by Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised. The City Attorney is the parliamentarian. Every Council member shall be provided with a copy of Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised, or a comparable publication when first joining the Council.

B. Questions of Order. The Mayor or presiding officer has the authority to rule on questions of order. If the Mayor rules a Council member’s comments to be out of order (not germane, or otherwise), the Council member may explain why he or she believes the comments are not out of order. The Mayor/presiding officer will either rescind or confirm the ruling. If confirmed, the Council member shall not continue comment in the manner ruled out of order.

C. Appeal. If the Council member questioning order or any other Council member disagrees with the Mayor’s/presiding officer’s ruling, they can appeal the point of order. The question is then put to the Council to confirm or deny the Mayor’s/presiding officer’s ruling and whether the Council member shall continue comment. (Ord. 2972, 5/25/21)