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agenda item. The request to postpone shall be honored unless a majority of councilors present <br />determines that the matter needs to be acted upon at that meeting. <br />6.COMMITTEES OF THE COUNCIL <br />6.01 Creation of Committees <br />While the City Code governs appointments to certain committees, the code grants broad general <br />powers to the Mayor and CityCouncil to create subcommittees or special ad hoc committees of <br />the Council. The Mayor shall nominate and the Council shall appoint the members of any <br />committee established by the Council unless a different procedure is specified at the time the <br />committee is established. The charge to the committee shall be clearly stated at the time the <br />committee is established, and the committee shall disband when its work is complete. <br />Committees may be composed of councilors, interested citizens or both. <br />6.02Standing Committees of the Council <br />There is one standing committee of the Council, the Intergovernmental Relations Committee. <br />6.03 Standing Advisory Bodies to the Council <br />There are sevenstanding advisory bodies to the City Council. These are created in the Eugene <br />Code and exist to provide advice on policy matters. Theyare: 1) Budget Committee; 2) Planning <br />Commission; 3) Police Commission; 4) Human Rights Commission; 5) Sustainability <br />Commission; 6) Civilian Review Board; and 7) Toxics Board. <br />7. CONDUCT AT MEETINGS <br />7.01 Roberts Rules of Order <br />Conduct at CityCouncil meetings and committee meetings is governed by Robert’s Rules of <br />Order, Revised. The Council has the obligation to be clear and simple in its procedures and in its <br />consideration of the questions coming before it. Council members shall avoid invoking the finer <br />points of parliamentary rules which may serve only to obscure the issues. <br />7.02 Other Meeting Guidelines <br />The presiding officer shall be responsible for ensuring order and decorum are maintained. <br />Behavior or actions that are unreasonably loud or disruptive shall be cause for removal from <br />Council meetings. This includes engaging in violent or distracting action, making loud or <br />disruptive noise or using similar language, and refusing to obey an order of the presiding officer. <br />Council members speak only for themselves and shall be open, direct and candid. They work to <br />keep discussion moving, and call for a “process check” if the discussion becomes bogged down. <br />Time limits may be set on topics. When councilors speak to each other during public meetings, <br />last names shall be used during regular meetings butfirst names may be used during work <br />sessions. The Mayor is, however, always referred to as “Mayor.” <br />During public meetings, councilors generally should not attempt to edit or rewrite prepared <br />ordinances. Amendments to an ordinance may, however, be appropriate. Generally, councilors <br />should give direction to staff to bring back amended ordinances for Council consideration. <br />Eugene City Council Operating Agreements – October 2011 <br />Page 6 of 19 <br /> <br />