City Commission Organization Meeting

GLADSTONE CITY COMMISSION ORGANIZATION MEETING City Hall Chambers – 1100 Delta Avenue November 13, 2023 6:00 PM AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMENT NEW CITY COMMISSIONERS SWORN IN NOMINATION FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR MAYOR SWORN IN NOMINATION FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR PRO-TEM MAYOR PRO-TEM SWORN IN SIGNATURES IN OATH BOOK & GAVEL PRESENTED TO MAYOR ADJOURNMENT The City of Gladstone will provide all necessary, reasonable aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audiotapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting to individuals with disabilities at the meeting/hearing upon five days notice to the City of Gladstone. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the City of Gladstone by writing or calling City Hall at (906) 428-2311. Posted: 11-10-2023 Kimberly Berry, MiPMC 906-428-2311 kberry@gladstonemi.org RULES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT/ PUBLIC HEARINGS (Excerpt from City Commission Rules of Procedure Adopted: 11-25-2019 A. Public Comment / Public Hearings At regular and special meetings of the commission, individuals wishing to be heard may address the commission during the public comment/public hearing periods as set forth in the agenda under the following rules: 1. Each speaker shall state name and address for the record. 2. Each speaker is limited to three (3) minutes of comment unless the presiding officer decides more time is necessary 3. Each speaker shall try to be concise and refrain from repeating comments already addressed by the commission. 4. Speakers who do not cease speaking when asked to do so will be deemed out of order and will not be allowed to address the commission again for the remainder of the meeting; continued disruption will warrant removal from the meeting. 5. The commission shall not decide issues that arise during public comment. 6. Speakers should address the commission through the presiding officer. 7. Commissioners and staff will not debate with the public. 8. Speakers will not verbally attack City Commissioners, City Staff or members of the public attending the meeting. Any such behavior will not be tolerated and any person presenting in this manner will be warned by the Mayor and shall be removed by Public Safety for noncompliance. 9. No vulgar or obscene language will be used by the speakers. 10. Any information the speaker wants to distribute to the Commission must first ask the Chair (Mayor) if they may present the Commission written comments at the meeting. 11. Speakers may not ask questions of the board during this time as the Commission or Staff will not address them during this public comment period.