Highlights of the Policy:

• Speaker may sign up in person with the City Clerk prior to the start of the meeting. A sign-up sheet is available at the meeting or online prior to the meeting. Speaker must state name and address and if applicable organization represented.
• Speakers will be heard in the order their requests are received.
• Public shall only speak on the item one time per meeting.
• Speaker is limited to 5 minutes of times and may not combine time with someone else.
• Only one speaker at the podium at a time.
• Speaker may not read a written document supplied by another person, but can submit written documents to the City Clerk prior to the meeting for distribution. However, a person representing a group or organization can read a statement that represents their position. That speaker is still limited to 5 minutes.
• If a speaker has an PowerPoint or electronic presentation, it must be turned in to the City Clerk by 5 p.m. the Monday before the meeting in order to use the projectors in the Commission Room. Those can be emailed or delivered to City Clerk Gary Fees at fees@cityofmhk.com
• Speaker's comments should be directed to the City Commission as a whole and not to individual members.
• No personal, slanderous, profane, obscene, or threatening remarks are permitted.
• Speaker's comments should relate to City business, to the public hearing, or to the agenda item of business.
• Speaker may not debate with audience members during comments.
• Once public comment is closed, no further public comment will be permitted on that item.
• The City Commission doesn't have to respond to public comment. They may ask questions of the speaker, decide to address the issue at a future meeting or refer the matter to City Administration.
• Any member of the public who is not in compliance with the policies will be warned. If non-compliance continues, speaking privileges will be revoked.

Governing Body Meeting Procedures

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