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Village of Gowanda 27 East Main Street Gowanda NY 14070 Phone (716) 532-3353 Fax (716) 532-2938 GENERAL RULES OF PROCEDURE The mayor shall preside at the meeting. In the Mayors absence, the Deputy Mayor shall preside ; The presiding officer may debate, move, and take other action that may be taken by other members of the Board Board members are not required to rise but must be recognized by the presiding officer before making motions and speaking A board member, once recognized, shali not be interrupted when speaking unless it be to call him/her to order. If a board member, while speaking, be called to order, they shall cease speaking until the question of order be determined, and, if in order, he/she shall be permitted to proceed. There is no limit to the number of times a member may speak on a question Motions to close or limit debate may be entertained but shall require a two-thirds vote Board members shall observe the commonly accepted rules of courtesy, decorum, dignity and good taste GUDIELINES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: The public shall be allowed to speak only during the Public Comment period of the meeting or at such other time as a majority of the Board shall allow Speakers must give their name and organization, if any Speakers must be recognized by the presiding officer Speakers must limit their remarks to 3 minutes on a given topic. After everyone who wishes to speak has spoken once, the Mayor or presiding officer may grant an additional 3 minutes to a previous speaker. Speakers may not yield any remaining time they may have to another speaker. Board members may, with the permission to the Mayor, interrupt a speaker during their remarks, but only for the purpose of clarification or information All remarks shall be addressed to the Board as a body and not to any member thereof Speakers shall observe the commonly accepted rules of courtesy, decorum, dignity and good taste