CITY OFMONESSEN  WESIMORELAND COUNTY,PENNSYLVANIA RESOLUTIONNO. 6of2023  A RESOLUTION OF THB COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MONESSEN, WESTMORBLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ESTABLISHING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT ALL ADVBRTISED, REGULAR AND SPECIAL MEETINGS OF THB COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF  MONESSEN;  WHEREAS, Section 710 of the Pennsylvania Sunshine Act, 65 Pa.C.S.A. $ 701, et. seq. provides that an agency, such as the CityofMonessen, may adopt, by official action, all reasonable rules and regulations necessary for the conduct of its meetings and the maintenance of order at  said meetings; and  WHEREAS, pursuant to $710 and $710.1 ofthe. Act, any person attending an advertised, regular and/or special meeting oft the Council of City ofMonessen shall have thei right to comment oni matters of concern, official action or deliberation which are or may bel before the Council prior  to.t taking official action; and  WHEREAS, Council ofthe City of Monessen is desirous of establishing, by the adoption ofthis Resolution, rules andi regulations for publicparticipation: at all advertised regular and special meetings ofthe Council oft the City ofMonessen that are necessary for the conduct of its meetings  and the maintenance of order at said meetings.  NOW,THEREFORE, be: it resolved by the Council oft the City ofMonessen and is hereby  resolved as follows:  Section1. Pursuant to $710 and $710.1 of the Pennsylvania Sunshine Act, 65 Pa.C.S.A.S 701, et seg., public participation at all advertised, regular and/or special meetings of    the Council of the City of Monessén is hereby authorized pursuant to the following rules and  regulations: a.  Itist the policy oft the Council to afford an opportunity to the citizens ofthe City to show their viewpoints and ideas with the Council subject to reasonable controls over the length ofpresentations and the particular time when citizens will be heard. Topermit fair and orderly expression ofpublic comment andi to operate its meetings in an orderly, businesslike and efficient manner, the Council, under the direction of the presiding officer, will provide one or more periods during each meeting: for publicp participation. The comment period willl be identified on the Agenda for each advertised regular and/or special meeting. Comments and questions at ai regular or special meeting may deal with any topic related to the conduct oft the City. Public participation shall be permitted only as indicated on the Order of Business Participants must be recognized by the presiding officer and must preface their  b.  C. d.  for each. Agenda,  comments by an announcément of: 1. Their name; 2. Address; and 3.  Group affiliation, ifa appropriate.  e. f. g.  Bach participant shall be limited to three (3) minutes in duration. Nop participant may speak more than once on the same topic.  All statements shall be directed to the presiding officer; no participant may address  or question Board members individually.  h. The presiding officer may:  1. 2. 3.  Interrupt or terminate a participant's statement when the statement ist too lengthy; personally directed, abusive, obscene or irrelevant; Request any individual to leave the meeting when that person does Call for a recess or adjournment to another time when a lack of public decorum sO interferes with the orderly conduct of the Delegate a response to any statement or question to the appropriate  not observe reasonable decorum;:  meetings as to warrant such action; department head; and  4,  2    5.  Waive these rules with consent oft the majority of Council.  Section 2. Any .-.-. is hereby repealed.  RESOLVED this 6R dayof_ July  2023, by the Council ofthe City  ofMonessen. ATTEST:  CITY OF MONESSEN  By:  By:  Cheryl Gordon CityClerk  Ap  Ron Mozer Mayor  3