The
public may address the Planning Commission on items not on the agenda during
the "Public Comment" portion of the agenda, and on any item listed on
the agenda during the consideration of that item. Persons wishing to address
the Commission will be limited to three minutes. Members of the public may
aggregate their speaker times, but the aggregate speaker times may not exceed
fifteen minutes. Speaker times may be
adjusted if the Chair finds it appropriate. After hearing public comments on an
item, the public portion of the meeting is closed and the item brought to the
Planning Commission level for discussion and action.
The
Planning Commission enjoys and operates under an open meeting forum, thus
encouraging citizens and members of the audience to address their individual
concerns. To the extent necessary, the Planning Commission expects meetings to be
conducted in an orderly manner and this includes those individuals addressing
the Planning Commission to present their matters of concern and interest.
Individuals
who engage in disorderly, loud, boisterous or disruptive conduct will not be
allowed to continue their presentation before the Planning Commission. This
includes the use of threatening, profane or abusive language in the public
assembly. If an individual engages in such conduct, the individual will be
called to order by the Chairman. If such conduct continues, at the discretion
of the Chairman or a majority of the Planning Commission, the individual may be
ordered to leave the Planning Commission meeting.
A person refusing to leave the meeting upon being so
ordered by the Chairman or majority of the Planning Commission will cause the
meeting to be halted and the Chairman to declare a recess. The Sheriff’s
Department will then be contacted and directed to remove the individual from
the meeting. Refusing to leave upon direction of the Sheriff’s Department can
result in arrest for violation of Section 403 of the California Penal Code,
which provides in part that “Every person who, without authority of law,
willfully disturbs or breaks up any assembly or meeting, not unlawful in its
character… is guilty of a misdemeanor.” The refusal to comply with the
Sheriff’s deputy may result in an additional violation of Section 148 of the
Penal Code, with respect to interference with a peace officer and the
performance of their duty.
In
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