City of Annapolis - File #: O-37-19

• File #: O-37-19
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 10/17/2019
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 11/18/2019
• Final action: 1/13/2020
• Title: City Council Meetings - Order and Decorum - For the purpose of modifying the City Council Rules of Procedure to prohibit certain items in Council Chambers without prior approval; identifying certain unacceptable behavior in Council Chambers that would warrant removal of an individual; and generally related to maintaining order and decorum at City Council meetings.
• Sponsors: Fred Paone
• Indexes: Rules and City Government Committee

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/13/2020	1	City Council	adopt on second reader	Pass
1/13/2020	1	City Council	amended	Pass
1/13/2020	1	City Council	adopt as amended	Pass
1/13/2020	1	City Council	adopt on third reader	Pass
12/10/2019	1	Rules & City Government Committee	recommend with amendments	Pass
11/18/2019	1	City Council	consider	Pass
11/18/2019	1	City Council	declare the public hearing closed
10/28/2019	1	City Council	adopt on first reader	Pass
10/28/2019	1	City Council	refer

Title
City Council Meetings - Order and Decorum - For the purpose of modifying the City Council Rules of Procedure to prohibit certain items in Council Chambers without prior approval; identifying certain unacceptable behavior in Council Chambers that would warrant removal of an individual; and generally related to maintaining order and decorum at City Council meetings.
Body
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis

Ordinance 37-19

Introduced by: Alderman Paone


Referred to
Rules and City Government Committee
90 day Rule: 1/27/20

AN ORDINANCE concerning

City Council Meetings - Order and Decorum

FOR the purpose of modifying the City Council Rules of Procedure to prohibit certain items in Council Chambers without prior approval; identifying certain unacceptable behavior in Council Chambers that would warrant removal of an individual; and generally related to maintaining order and decorum at City Council meetings.

BY repealing and re-enacting with amendments the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2020 Edition
2.16.040
2.16.045


SECTION I: BE IT ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the Code of the City of Annapolis shall be amended to read as follows:

Title 2 - ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 2.16 - CITY COUNCIL
Article I - Rules of Procedure
Section 2.16.040 - ORDER AND DECORUM.

THE MAYOR OR THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL PRESERVE ORDER AND DECORUM DURING EACH MEETING OR SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THE MAYOR OR THE PRESIDING OFFICER SHALL HAVE GENERAL SUPERVISION OF THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND OVER EACH CORRIDOR ADJACENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. VISUAL DEMONSTRATIONS SUCH AS EXCESSIVE OR DANGEROUS WAVING OF PLACARDS, SIGNS, OR BANNERS, THAT ARE DESIGNED TO DISRUPT PROCEEDINGS AS OPPOSED TO SHOW SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO LEGISLATION OR OTHER INITIATIVES, ARE PROHIBITED IN THE CHAMBERS. ANY PERSON MAKING PERSONAL, DEFAMATORY, OR PROFANE REMARKS OR WHO WILLFULLY UTTERS LOU...