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member of the Village Board, staff or general public. Any person who makes such remarks, or who utters loud, threatening, personal or abusive language, or engages in any other disorderly conduct which disrupts, disturbs or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of any Village Board meeting shall, at the discretion of the presiding officer, be barred from further audience before the Village Board during that meeting. Village Board Members and Village employees will adhere to the same code of conduct. D. Members of the audience. No person in the audience at a Village Board meeting shall engage in disorderly or boisterous conduct, including the utterance of loud, threatening or abusive language, whistling, stamping of feet or other acts which disturb, disrupt or otherwise impede the orderly conduct of any Village Board meeting. Any person who conducts himself in the aforementioned manner shall, at the discretion of the presiding officer, be barred from further audience before the Village Board during that meeting. § 80-3. Addressing the Village Board. Persons wishing to discuss an agenda or non-agenda item may seek recognition by the presiding officer during the business from the floor portion of the meeting. No person shall address the Village Board without first being recognized by the presiding officer. The following procedures shall be observed by persons addressing the Village Board: A Each person shall step to the podium provided for the use of the public and shall state his or her name and address; the organization, if any, which he or she represents; and the subject he or she wishes to discuss. Each person shall limit his or her remarks to three (3) minutes, unless further time is granted by the presiding officer. Cc. All remarks shall be addressed to the Village Board as a whole and not to any single member thereof, unless in response to a question from such member. D No question may be asked of a member of the Village Board or of the staff without permission of the presiding officer. E. Village Board members and staff will not engage in debate or discussion with the speaker without permission of the presiding officer. The Village Board member's role is to listen. § 80-4. Enforcement of decorum. The rules of decorum set forth above shall be enforced in the following manner: A.