CITY OFI UNIONTOWN FAYETTE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA RESOLUTION 43  ARESOLUTION) ESTABLISHINGI RULES AND REGULATIONS! FOR THE CONDUCT OFI PUBLIGI MEETINGS OF CrEy COUNCIL  WHEREAS, pursuant tot the provisions of the Third Class City Code Code ofthè Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and other applicable statutes, the Uniontown City Council has. inhèrent power to establish rules and regulations for the conduct of WHEREAS, the Uniontown City Council encouragès public participation at all WHEREAS, the Uniontown City Council wishes to afford. all members lof Council and members of the public an opportunity to comment upon all issues WHEREAS, thé Uniontown City Council desires to conduct orderly public meetings ensuring that all City business is efficiently conducted and all publici NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved- by the Uniontown City Counçil that the following, rules and- regulations shalll be applicable to the. conduct of public  meetings of City. Council;and public meetings. oft the City Council; and pending before the. City Council; and  ist fairly considered.  input meetings  ofthe Uniontown City Council:  1. 2. 3.  Aj printed agènda covering the items ofl business to be considered at the public meeting willl be available to. all who attend thè. meeting. Not public commentwil bey entertained. during the course ofthe agenda One or more periods for public comment will. be provided duringeach meeting, including à period for agenda items and a period for non- agenda items. The public comment period: for agenda items shall be limited. tot thirty (30) minutes unless extended by Council. During the public comment, each speaker shall be allotted three (3) minutes forpresentation ofe comments and questions. Speakerss sshould be preparèd with an outline of proposed. commênts and questions. Preferably, the. outline or questions should, be available to Council priort tot ther meeting so Counçil canr respondappropriately. Thel Mayor, acting chairperson, City Clerk, or such other designee shall monitor the presentation time and limit the scope of comments and questions to.  items unless specifically requested by Counci).  4.  the subject being considered.  Page 1 of3    5. 6,  Large groups of indiyiduals wishing to. address Council should. designate a spokespèrsoh to present comments and questions to' All individuals attending public meetings of the Council: shall conduct themselves with dignity and: decorum at all timès. No individual shall speak until recognized by the Mayor or acting chairperson nor shall anyone interrupta canother individual whoi is's speaking, Anyone who becomes disruptive: at a publiç meeting of the Council shall. be asked to cease and desist the disruptive behavior. If the individual persists in the disruptive behavior, the individual will be asked to leave the meeting, and ift the individual refuses to do so; will bef forcibly removed from thei meeting. Abusivec porvulgarlanguage: will not be tolerated and may result in the offending individual Concernis or questions addressed. to the Council during the period of public comment may be deferred to al later mceting oft the Council and may be scheduled as an. agenda item. àt a subsequent meeting of the Council. Council reserves the right to refrain from commenting or answering any concerns or questions. prèsented to Council. The Council reserves the: right to take. any materunderadvisement for the purpose ofresearching facts and fort thej purpose ofi resolving concerns. and quéstions ata subsequent meèting of the Council, Any individual who become disruptive at a publiç meeting may be subject to arrest and prosecution under applicable provisions of the 10. When a motion has been made and séconded by ai member of Council, debate. and discussion on such motion may be limited to a maximum offive (5) minutes upon the further motion' ofal member of Council and 11. Certain matters. are considered confidential in nature and will not be discussed at a public meeting, Genérally, those items that are not appropriate for discussion during public meetings are matters for which the Council may hold an executive- session pursuant to the 12. Council shall reserve the right to designate seating at any public meeting for reserved purposes, inçluding, without. limitation, handicapped or disabled, City officials, employées, or representatives, special visitor, special request, or press orj journalist seating.  Council.  7.  r'emoved  being  from the meeting,  8.  9.  Pennsylvania Crimes Code.  with the. consent oft thel Mayor or acting chairperson,  Sunshine Act.  Page 2 of3    13. Council shall vote. on all official action in accordance with the requirements oft the" Third Class City Codeand applicable Jaws. 14. In conducting the voting on such official action, the order of the vote shall be on. a rotating alphabetical basis (é.g, à councilmember, who votes first will vote second. on. the next vote, third on the next vote, fourth on the next vote, and first on the next vote, with the Mayor  voting last on all votes.  All City officials, employces, representatives, or designees may be authorived to enforce the foregoing Rulesand Regulations at the direction oft the Mayor, the THE aforesaid Rules and Regulations. for Public Meetings of City Council aie  acting chairperson, or City Council. the Uniontown City Council.  hereby adopted and enacted this, 10th day of March,  2020, by  UNIONTOWN CITY COUNCIL  Attest: City Clerk 0  dhn w. Moha Kumin4yt MqMAhal  BY:  Mayora and Council Presidént  Page 3 of3