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 Riverdale
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 2. ADMINISTRATION
 Article II. CITY COUNCIL

  § 2-34. Public comments.  

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  • (a)

    Public comments will be allowed only during the "public comments" period of each regular meeting of the governing body at the time shown on the agenda. Members of the public are not allowed to participate in any debate or discussion being conducted by the members of the governing body.

    (b)

    Public comments will be limited in time to a total of three minutes per speaker, and a total time limit at any one meeting of 15 minutes. If more than five potential speakers sign up to make public comments, then the total amount of time permitted for each individual speaker will be reduced by an announcement of the presiding officer, so as to limit the total time to 15 minutes.

    (c)

    No person may sign up more than once in an effort to gain more time for a public comment.

    (d)

    Public comments during a meeting of the city governing body will only be allowed to residents of the City of Riverdale or to owners of businesses maintaining a business site physically situated within the corporate limits of the City of Riverdale.

    (e)

    Persons not residing within the City of Riverdale who do not own a business as specified in subsection (d) above who wish to address the governing body during any regular meeting must first request that they be placed on the agenda for the upcoming regular meeting, such request to be made in writing by close of business at city hall on the Wednesday immediately preceding the regular meeting at which they wish to speak.

    (f)

    All public comments must be limited to matters on the agenda or over which the governing body has jurisdiction.

    (g)

    Nonresidents who do not own a business as specified in subsection (d) above will also be limited to three minutes per speaker, and a total of 15 minutes for an entire group of speakers at any single meeting, whether they are speaking on the same topic or not. If more than five potential nonresident speakers are placed on the agenda in order to address the governing body, the time permitted for each individual speaker shall be reduced so as to limit the total time for speaking for such nonresidents to 15 minutes at any one meeting.

( Ord. No. 06-2015 , § 1, 8-10-15)