§ 2-1-48. RULES OF ORDER.

(A)

Each person and board member attending a board meeting should observe decorum. A person or board member should not speak out of turn, use disparaging or abusive language, or make threats of violence against any other person during a board meeting.

(B)

The presiding officer:

(1)

should maintain order;

(2)

should exercise the officer's authority impartially; and

(3)

may shorten a person's speaking time or ban a person from speaking for the duration of a meeting only for a violation of decorum set out in this section.

(C)

No City board member shall engage in conduct or use language that is offensive, harassing, or sexually suggestive toward an individual or a group when interacting with other City board members, City employees, or members of the public, when the interaction is part of the board member's official duties. Examples of prohibited conduct include:

(1)

use of profanity, racial slurs, or disparaging epithets, innuendos, or names;

(2)

distribution, display, or discussion of any written or graphic material, including online content, voicemail, email, text messages, calendars, posters, and cartoons, that is sexually suggestive;

(3)

unwelcome sexual advances or requests for sexual favors; or

(4)

physical assault, threat, or intimidation.

Source: Ord. 20101209-003; Ord. No. 20181213-010 , Pt. 2, 12-24-18.