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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL OPERATING AGREEMENTS Exhibit to Resolution Number 4671 Approved on May 14, 2001 Members of the public may speak about anything they wish during this time, except as provided below. If a member of the public wishes to speak on an item that is scheduled for a public hearing at that same meeting, the speaker shall wait until that public hearing. The Public Forum cannot be used to testify about an item that is not a public matter or which has already been heard by a Hearings Official. Speakers at the Public Forum will be limited to three minutes. Should there be more speakers than can be heard for three minutes each during the 30 minute Public Forum, the staff will sort the requests to speak forms in order to afford a greater opportunity for a number of topics to be heard during the Public Forum. If there are a large number of speakers on a single topic, staff is directed to intermix request to speak forms from persons wishing to speak on a less stated topic. The request to speak forms, in this case only, will not remain in the original order in which they were received in order to improve the likelihood that those smaller numbers of speakers will have an opportunity to speak before the Public Forum is closed. At the end of the Public Forum each member of the Council has the option to respond to comments made during the Public Forum. The time allocated to each member of the Council for such responses shall be up to three minutes. Public Hearings Public hearings shall be held at regular meetings and shall occur for all ordinances except under the terms delineated in E.C. 2.007 (4). Hearings may be scheduled on other items at the discretion of the Mayor and the Manager. Persons wishing to speak shall submit a request-to-speak form prior to the commencement of the hearing at which the person wishes to speak. The Mayor or presiding officer shall inform the audience of this requirement to sign up prior to the commencement of a public hearing. Speakers will be limited to three minutes. Eugene Code 2.015(7) notwithstanding, councilors may ask clarifying or follow up questions of individuals providing testimony after that individual has completed his/her testimony. Questions posed by City councilors should be to provide clarification or additional information on testimony provided. Questions should not be used as an attempt to lengthen or expand the testimony of the individual. Councilors shall be expected to use restraint and be considerate of the meeting time of the Council when exercising this option. The Mayor or presiding officer may intervene if a councilor is violating the spirit of this guideline. At the end of the Public Hearing, each member of the Council may choose to comment on or discuss testimony given during the Public Hearing. Executive Session All meetings of the Eugene City Council shall be held in open session, except that some meetings may be closed for those purposes specified in Oregon state law (ORS 192.610 to 192.690). They include the employment and dismissal of public employees, the performance evaluation of the City Manager, labor negotiations, real property transactions negotiations, and consulting with legal counsel on pending or threatened litigation. Notice of executive sessions shall be given as required by state law and that notice must state the specific provisions of law authorizing the session. Page 2 of9