446 Rules & Procedures for Public Hearings~93~
ORDINANCE NO. 446
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AND FIXING RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF' MERIDIAN, STATE OP' IDAHO: AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE HEREOF.
WHEREAS, The City Council and the Mayor of the City of Meridian have concluded
that it is in the best, interest of said City to fix rules of procedure for public '
hearings before the City Council, and, further, to provide an effective date therefor,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND Ci'TY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF '~Yf
MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO:
Section 1. The following rules are hereby established, shall be observed in the
conduct of any Public Hearing before the City Coouncil of the City of Meridian, and
shall be known as the "Meridian Rules of Procedure for Public Hearings:"
1. No person shall be permitted to testify or speak before the City Council at
a Public Hearing unless such person has printed his naive, signed his name and written
jos residential address thereafter on sigh-up sheets to be provided by the City.
Ths-~rule shall not apply to staff or technical wtnessess directed by the Mayor to
give evidence or information to the City Council.
2. No person shall be permitted to speak before the City Council at a Public
Hearing until such person has been recognized by the Mayor.
3. A'll Public Hearing proceedings shall be recorded electronically or
stenographically such that said proceedings are capable of being transcribed, and
all persons speaking at such Public Hearings shall speack before a microphone in
such a manner as will assure that the recorded testimony or remarks will be accurate
and ~.~-g~svo~t.~,i~:. Tgie-.ina~ror_~ma~~_~der~tw~rLy=~:iure=-fh~f ;tile ~e~ord.-be.~tanscr_-becl'...~ IF
a party- oth~r~ ~ than`. an, of-f ical :=of th'e.City .requests : 'that -the `record be tanscribed, he
shall be so request the Mayor to effect such, and all costs of preparing the perparing
tie ranscript shall be paid in advance by the party so requesting.
4. In the notice of the Public Hearing or at the commencement of the Public
Hearing, The Mayor may establish a time limit to be observed by all speakers. The
time limit shall be established depending on the number of speakers who sign up for
each Public Heaing and shall apply only to the speaker's comments. The .Mayor may
also, either in the notice of the public hearing or at the close of the hearing,
indicate that written testimony shall be received and set a date and time when such
written testimony must be submitted in order to be included in the written record.
5. The speaker shall not be interrupted by members of the City Council until
his time limit has been expended or until he has finished his statement.
6. At the conclusion of a speaker's comments, each City Councilman, when
recognized by the Mayor; shall be allowed to question the speaker and the speaker
shall be limited to answers to the questions asked. The question and answer period
shall no be included in the speaker's time limit as establised.
7. When the Public Hearing is quasi-judicial in nature or one after which .the
City Council is required by law to make findings of fact, each speaker must swear
or affirm that his testimony will be true and correct.
8. Any person not conforming to any of the above rules may be prohibited from
speaking during the Public Hearing. Should any person refuse to comply with such
prohibition, he may be removed from the room by order of the Mayor.
9. The City Council may suspend or amend any one.or more of this rules by vote
of one-half plus one of the full City Council.
10. The mayor shall have the authority to interpret and apply the foregoing
rules, subject to an appeal to the City Council, whose decision shall be determined
by a majority vote of the Council members present.
11. In cases where the Mayor is absent from the Public Hearing or where the
Public Hearing is before a duly appointed Hearing Officer, the President of~the
Council or presiding Councilman or the Hearing Officer shall fulfill the duties of
the Mayor described hereinabove.
Section.2.. All ordinances, resolutions, rules and policies in conflict with
this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
AMBROSE,
FITZGERALD
& CROOKSTON
Attorneys and
Counselors
P.O. Box 427
Merldlan, Idaho
83642
Telephone 888.448,
ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AND FIXIIIG TZULES OF PROCEDURE POR PUBLIC
HEARINGS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF, "1FRIDIAN, ST'TE or
IDAHO; AND PROVIDING A14 E'FECTIVE D1TF HEREO
T.
WHEREAS, the City Council and the `?ayor of t_ie City of
meridian have concluded that it is in the best interest of said
City to fix rules of procedure for public hearings before the City
Council, and, further, to provide an effective date therefor_,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO
Section 1, The followinc- rules are hereby established, shall
be observed in the conduct of any Public Hearing before the Citv
Council of the City of Meridian, and shall be known as the "Meridian
Rules of Procedure for Public 11earinus ; °'
1. No person shall be permitted to testify or speak before
the City Council at a Public Hearing, unless such person has printed
his name, signed his name and written his residential address
thereafter on sign-up sheets to be provided by the City. This rule
shall not apply to staff or technical witnessess directed by the
Mayor to dive evidence or information to the City Council,
2. No person shall be permitted to speak before the Citv
Council at a Public Hearing until such person has been recognized
by the Mayor.
3. All Public Dearing proceedings shall be recorded elec--
tronically or stenographically such that said proceedings are
capable of being transcribed., and all persons speaking at such
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Public Hearings shall speak before a microphone in such
a manner
as will assure that the recorded testimony or remarks will be
accurate and trustworthy. The mayor may order at any time that the
record be transcribed. If a party other than an official of the
City requests that the record be transcribed, he shall
so request
the Mayor to effect such, and all costs of preparing the transcript
shall be paid in advance by the party so requesting,
4_. In the notice of the Public Hearing or at the commence-
ment of the Public Hearing, the rlayor may establish a time
limit to be observed by all speakers. The time limit shall be
established depending on the number of speakers who sign up for
each Public Hearing and shall apply only to the speaker's
comments.
The Mayor may also, either in the notice of the public hearing
or
at the close of the hearing, indicate that written testimony, shall
be received and set a date and time when such written testimony
must be submitted in order to be included in the written record,
5. The speaker shall not be interrupted by merLbers of the
City Council until his time limit has been expended or until he
has finished his statement.
6. At the conclusion of a speaker's comments, each Citt7
Councilman, when recognized by the mayor, shall be allowed to
question the speaker and the speaker shall be limited to
answers
to the questions asked. The question and answer period shall not
be included in the speaker's time limit as established.
7, When the Public Hearing is quasi-judicial in
AMBROSE,
nature or
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One aft Wh1Ci1 the City COUT1C11 1S re 1 required b�
q law
1 to r..ake Findings
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Attorneys and
Counselors
P.O. Box 427
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Meridian, Idaho
83642
Telephone 888.4461
AMBROSE,
FITZGERALD
&CROOKSTON
Attorneys and
Counselors
P.O. Box 427
Meridian, Idaho
83642
Telephone BM4461
of Fact, each speaker must swear or affirm that his testimony will
be true and correct.
8. Any person not conforming to any of the above rules may
be prohibited from speaking during the Public Hearina. Should any
person refuse to comply with such prohibition, he may be removed
from the room by order of the Dlayor,
9. The City Council may suspend or amend any one of more of
tnese rules by vote of one-half plus one of the full City Council.
10. The 'Mayor shall have the authority to interpret and apply
the foregoing rules, subject to an appeal to the City Council,
whose decision shall be determined by a majority vote of the
Council members present.
11. In cases where the Mayor is absent from the Public
Hearing or where the Public Hearing is before a duly appointed
Hearing Officer, the President of the Council dr presiding Council-
man or the Hearing Officer shall fulfill the duties of the Mayor
described hereinabove.
Section 2. All ordinances, resolutions, rules and policies
in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full
force upon its passage, approval and publication.
PASSED by the City Council and Approved by the Mayor this
day of �1 y
APPROVED:
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=EST:
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Jack Niemann
PACE 3
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