A. The presiding officer shall be charged with the responsibility of maintaining order and decorum at all times. The presiding officer shall make rulings as deemed necessary concerning points of order or concerning spectators. The presiding officer shall instruct members of the public to be as brief as possible and, when speaking as an individual, to contain remarks to three minutes, and if representing a group, to contain remarks to five minutes.

B. A motion to appeal the challenge the ruling of the presiding officer may be made by any council member, subject to a second. The motion to appeal is not debatable. The presiding officer’s ruling stands unless disapproved by a majority vote of the council. (Ord. 648 § 5, 2005)