[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Council of the Village of
Michiana as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 7-7-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-002 (Section 34.000 of
the 2001 Code)]
A.
Meetings to be open to the public.
(1)
All regular and special meetings of the Village Council of the Village
of Michiana, its boards, commissions or authorities shall be open
to the public. Any person who submits a request in writing to the
Village Clerk at least seven days prior to a meeting shall be placed
on the agenda for that meeting and shall be heard at that meeting.
Persons presenting information to the Council, its boards, commissions
or authorities are expected to follow Robert's Rules of Order and
shall be allowed a reasonable opportunity to present their information.
Pursuant to the Open Meetings Act of the State of Michigan, the meeting
may be closed to the public and media.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See MCLA § 15.261 et seq.
(2)
All official meetings of the Council and its committees, its boards,
commissions or authorities shall be open to the media, freely subject
to recording by radio, television and photographic services at any
time, provided that such arrangements do not interfere with the orderly
conduct of the meetings.
B.
Agenda.
(1)
An agenda for each regular meeting shall be prepared by the President
or the chair of each board, commission or authority, with the following
order of business:
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AGENDA
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SPECIAL/REGULAR ________________ MEETING
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(Date)
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Call to Order: 7:30 P.M. (MI); 6:30 P.M. (IN)
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Roll Call:
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Amendment to Agenda:
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Approval of Minutes: _____________________ (Date) - Regular
Meeting
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Brief Public Comment on Agenda Items
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Personnel and Commissioner's Reports (Commission only)
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Treasurer and Financial Report
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Bills to be Paid
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Police Chief Report
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Superintendent - Street Administrator Report
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Building Inspector Report
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MSVFD Report
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Finance and Budget Commission Report
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ZPE Commission Report
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Clerk Report
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Old Business
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New Business
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Public Comment
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Other
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Adjournment
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(2)
Any Council, board, commission or authority member shall have the
right to add items to the agenda before it is approved. No changes
may be made to a Special Meeting agenda unless all members are present
and consent to the change.
A.
During the Council, board, commission or authority discussions and
debates, no member shall speak until recognized for that purpose by
the President or chair. After such recognition, the member shall confine
discussion to the question at hand and to its merits and shall not
be interrupted except by a point of order or privilege raised by another
member.
B.
Members of the public, when recognized, shall address their remarks
to the Council, board, commission or authority and maintain a courteous
tone and avoid interjecting a personal note into debate. No person
may speak more than once on the same question.
A.
The President or chair may call to order any person who is being
disorderly by speaking out of order, interrupting the Council, board,
commission or authority discussions, speaking without being recognized
or otherwise disrupting the proceedings, failing to be germane to
the agenda, speaking beyond a reasonable period of time or speaking
vulgarities.
B.
If the person so engaged in presentation is called out of order,
he or she shall not be permitted to continue to speak at the same
meeting except by motion of the Council, board, commission or authority.
If the person shall continue to be disorderly and to disrupt the meeting,
the President or chair may order the removal of the person from the
meeting. No person shall be removed from a public meeting except for
an actual breach of the peace committed at the meeting.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article
shall, in addition to the other provisions of this article, be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more
than $500 or by imprisonment in the County Jail not to exceed 90 days,
or by both such fine and imprisonment.[1]
