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DRAFT WITH PROPOSED AMENDMENTS 9/1/04 EUGENE CITY COUNCIL OPERATING AGREEMENTS Exhibit to Resolution Number 4777 Approved on September 22, 2003 reasons justifying the lack of 24-hour notice shall be included in the minutes of such meeting. As per both the Eugene Charter, Section 9, and Eugene Code, Section 2.007 (2), the Mayor or three of the members of the Council, may call a special meeting of the Council in manner provided in E.C. 2.007 (3). 1.05 Public Forum A public comment period generally shall be the first item of every regular meeting of the Eugene City Council. The Public Forum shall not exceed a maximum of 30 minutes, unless a majority of councilors present vote to extend the time. A motion to extend the time of the Public Forum is not debatable. Persons wishing to speak at the Public Forum must sign up to do so not later than 15 minutes after the meeting has been called to order by the Mayor or presiding officer. The Mayor or presiding officer shall inform the audience of the requirement to sign up to speak not later than 15 minutes after the meeting has been called to order or prior to the conclusion of the Public Forum. Members of the public may speak about any topic during the Public Forum, 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, or to provide or gather additional testimony or information on a quasi- judicial matter after the official record has been closed. Speakers at the Public Forum will be limited to three minutes. Generally, the speakers will be called upon in the order in which the "request to speak" forms are received by the staff at the meeting. No persons will be allowed to complete a "request to speak" form more than 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting. Should there be more speakers than can be heard for three minutes each during the 30 minute Public Forum, the staff will sort the "request 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 Eugene City Council Operating Agreements - September 22, 2003 Exhibit to Resolution Number 4777 Page 2 of 14