HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 06/11/2002June 11,7:00 p.m.
Public Meeting on
Smoke-Free Air Ordinance
If you wish to speak during the
Public Hearing, you must sign up.
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There are TWO sign-up sheets -
one for those spealting “FOR” an
ordinance and one for those speaking
“AGAINST” an ordinance.
Sign up will begin at 6:30p.m.
GUIDELINES FOR PUBLIC MEETING ON SMOm FREE AIR ORDINANCE
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Each presenter shall be limited to three (3) minutes.
The Mayor and Council Members may ask questions of presenters. The time to
answer the questions will be in addition to the three minutes provided for above
but never-the-less, the response to the questions should be limited to two (2)
minutes. Mayor and Council Members will not respond to questions from the
public at this meeting.
Each presenter shall be required to present testimony under oath. Each presenter
will be allowed to speak once.
Each new presenter will be asked to state their name, home and business address
and the name of their employer.
Alternate between presenters pro and con on the issue. A sign-up list for both pro
and con will be available and individuals wishing to present testimony should
sign the appropriate list.
After the same point has been made by several speakers, the Hearing Officer will
ask future presenters to present new information, not just reiterate what has been
previously said before.
Anyone presenting factual evidence (as opposed to opinion testimony) must also
present to the Council supporting data that tends to establish the facts being
presented to the Council. For instance, if a presenter wishes to persuade the
Council that the adoption of such an ordinance would have either a negative or a
positive impact on a business sector, the presenter should be required to provide
the factual basis or data that supports the claim, Le. a survey or study measuring
the impact of a similar ordinance in another city. If the factual testimony is in fact
opinion testimony, the Council will receive the opinion testimony as part of the
record but it should be so identified.
The public meeting will start at 7:OO p.m. and adjourn no later than 1O:OO p.m. If
there are present at the public meeting individuals who wish to address the
Council but have not had an opportunity to do so, the Council will decide at that
time whether or not to continue the meeting to another date.