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RESOLUTION NO. 2003-16
WHEREAS, the Ocoee City Commission desires and encourages public attendance and
participation at the Board meetings of the City of Ocoee for the proper conduct of City
business; and
WHEREAS, the Ocoee City Commission previously adopted the Pledge of Public Conduct as a
reminder to all speakers ofthe basic tenets of civil conduct at public meetings: respect,
relevancy and propriety; and
WHEREAS, in a further effort to maintain decorum in the conduct of City of Ocoee City
Commission and Board meetings and to promote efficiencies in the execution of City
business, the Ocoee City Commission wishes to adopt a City of Ocoee Civility Code
which shall serve as notice to all Board meeting attendees that disruptive behavior will
not be tolerated by the Commission.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA CITY
COMMISSION, in public meeting assembled, that:
1. The City of Ocoee Civility Code, attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and by this
reference incorporated herein, is hereby adopted as the standard of conduct for
attendees at Board meetings of the City of Ocoee.
2. Any member of the public whose behavior is disruptive and violates the City of
Ocoee Civility Code is subject to removal from the Board meetings by an officer
and such other action as may be appropriate.
3. Certain time limits to speak will be in effect as follows: at public hearings,
petitioner presentation - 15 minutes; citizen comments - 5 minutes per speaker;
petitioner rebuttal - 5 minutes; and if an agenda allows separate time for citizens
comments - 3 minutes per speaker/per meeting.
4. The Civility Code shall be incorporated into Commission and Board agendas,
posted and distributed as deemed appropriate by the City Manager, and will be
printed on the back of public speaker forms, an example of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit "B."
5. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
OCOEE, FLORIDA this first day of July, 2003.
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FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY
BY THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
LEGALITY THIS 1st DAY
OF July, 2003
APPROVED BY THE OCOEE CITY
COMMISSION ON THE ABOVE DATE
AS AN EMERGENCY ITEM
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City Attorney
EXHIBIT A
CITY OF OCOEE CIVILITY CODE
Pursuant to Resolution No. 2003-16 adopted on July 1,2003, the following Civility Code
shall govern all proceedings before the City of Ocoee City Commission and Boards:
1. All electronic devices, including cell phones and pagers, shall be either turned off or
otherwise silenced.
2. Prolonged conversations shall be conducted outside Commission Chambers.
3. Clapping, whistling, heckling, gesturing, loud conversations, or other disruptive
behavior is prohibited.
4. Only those individuals who have submitted speaker forms and who have been
recognized by the Mayor (or Chair) may address comments to the Commission (or
Board).
5. Comments at public hearings shall be limited to the subject being considered by the
Commission.
6. Comments at Citizens Comments shall be directed to City issues.
7. All public comments shall avoid personal attacks, abusive language and
redundancy.
8. No person attending a Commission or Board meeting is to harass, annoy or
otherwise disturb any other person in the room.
Any member of the public whose behavior is disruptive and violates the City of Ocoee
Civility Code is subject to removal from the Commission (or Board) meeting by an officer
and such other action as may be appropriate.
EXHIBIT B
CITY OF OCOEE
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150 N. Lakeshore Drive
Ocoee, Florida 34761
407 -905-3100
SPEAKING RESERVATION FORM
City Boards
DATE:
NAME
PHONE #
ADDRESS
E-MAIL
CITY
ZIP CODE
1 want to address the Board about
Do you have a prepared statement, or other document(s) from which you will address the Board?
Yes
No
if yes, please attach copy of same to this Reservation Form.
The following time limits to speak are in effect:
Public Hearinl!s: petitioner presentation - 15 minutes; citizen comments - 5 minutes per speaker; petitioner
rebuttal - 5 minutes.
Open to Public - Citizens Comments - 3 minutes per speaker/per meeting.
All proceedings before the Commission shall be governed by the Civility Code (see back of form) adopted
July 1, 2003.