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and of city boards and commissions can be heard in a fair, impartial and respectful manner. (3) To ensure that meetings of the city council and of city boards and commissions are conducted in a way that is open to all viewpoints, yet free from abusive, distracting or intimidating behavior. (4) To ensure that the rules governing decorum at meetings of the city council and of city boards and commissions are understood by persons attending the meetings. (b) This section applies to city council meetings and to meetings of boards and commissions whose membership is wholly appointed by the city council. (c) Members of the public may address the city cow1cil or a city board or commission at the following times during a meeting: (1) During citizen comment period, if such a period is on the agenda for the meeting; (2) During a public hearing on an agenda item; or (3) At other times with the permission of the presiding officer. (d) Members of the public who wish to address the councilor a board or commission at any time during a meeting must sign in prior to the meeting at the city clerk's office, for a cow1cil meeting, or at the office of the staff liaison, for a bom-d or commission meeting. Speakers must state their name, and must limit their remarks to three minutes. The allotted time will commence from the begitming of the speaker's remarks and wi!! include any time spent in discussion between the speaker and councilor board or commission members. Issues taking longer to communicate can be addressed outside the meeting to the city staff or to individual members of the cow1cil or board or commission, or submitted in writing. (e) AI! comments and questions by members of the public at a meeting wi!! be directed to the presiding officer. (f) During a citizen comment period, members of the public wi!! be given one opportunity to spealc, and they must observe the three-minute limit under subsection (d). If a speaker speaks during the citizen comment period on a topic listed on the agenda, including a public hearing topic, the person cannot speak again on the item when it is considered by the councilor the board or commission, except in response to a question from a council or board or commission member. (g) The mayor and council, and the presiding officer and members of boards and commissions, will endeavor to ensure that meetings are conducted in a comieous manner, 2