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follows:
8 SECTION 1: That section 1.20.290 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is
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1.20.290(c) - Request to address the council on items other than listed public
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(c) Each person desiring to address the council shall approach the
podium, state the subject that he or she wishes to discuss, city of
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ORDINANCE NO. CS-096
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS
1.20.290(c) AND 1.20.430(d) REGARDING
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad ordains as
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residence, and his or her name and/or party he or she is representing
(unless otherwise determined by the city attorney to be unnecessary).
A speaker's remarks are limited to five minutes but may be shortened
to three minutes or such shorter time as appropriate under the
circumstances and when announced by the mayor or at the
commencement of the item when, in the opinion of the mayor or
majority of the city council, the length and duration of public comments
on a public hearing item would be unduly burdensome and prevent or
frustrate the city council from reaching a timely decision on the matter.
All remarks shall be addressed to the council as a whole and not to
any member thereof. No questions shall be asked of a council member
or a member of the city staff without obtaining the permission of the
mayor. The mayor shall not permit any communication, oral or written,
to be made or read where it does not bear directly on the agenda item
then under discussion.
SECTION 2: That section 1.20.430 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is
amended to read as follows:
24 1.20.430(d) - Public Hearings - Procedure
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(d) An individual speaker shall be allowed five minutes to address the
26 city council except it may be shortened to three minutes or such other
time limit as appropriate when announced by the mayor at the
27 commencement of the public hearing when, in the opinion of the mayor
or majority of the city council, the length and duration of the public
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testimony would be unduly burdensome and prevent or frustrate the
city council from reaching a timely decision on the matter. In addition:
(1) A written request to speak shall not be required;
(2) The time limit for groups shall be twenty minutes;
(3) The applicant shall have twenty minutes.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after
its adoption; and the city clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause it
to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of
Carlsbad within fifteen days after its adoption.
INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the
Carlsbad City Council on the 13th day of July, 2010, and thereafter
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City
Council on the 27th day of July, 2010, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Hall, Packard and Blackburn.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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RONAtD R. BALL,,City Attorney
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ATTEST:
-- LORRAINE M.Wi
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