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Special Meeting OPEN MEETING CODE OF CONDUCT AND DECORUM: Public participation is limited to designated portions of Village Board meetings, and all comments must be respectful and free of abusive, profane, or disruptive behavior. Individuals who disrupt proceedings may be directed to stop speaking or leave the meeting, with the attending police officer serving as Sergeant-at-Arms when necessary. PUBLIC COMMENT– Reserved for items that specifically appear on the meeting agenda. The following procedures and decorum shall be observed by persons addressing the Village Board: a. The Mayor will enforce such rules as adopted by this code during public comment to maintain decorum and order at the business meeting. b. Each person shall step to the podium provided for the use of the public and shall state their name and address; the organization, if any, which they represent; and the subject they wish to discuss. c. Each person shall limit their remarks to 3 minutes, unless a motion is made and seconded for an extension. These may be granted in 30 second increments per speaker. d. All remarks shall be addressed to the Village Board as a whole and not to any single member thereof. e. Public comment shall not contain derogatory or defamatory comments and shall not be redundant from meeting to meeting. f. The Board of Trustees will not engage in debate or discussion with the speaker. The Village Board member’s role is to listen. g. Any speaker who violates such rules may be deemed out of order. A motion to recess for a specified length of time may be made and voted on if a speaker is out of order where the vote of a majority of the Board is the controlling factor.