Revising the Governing Rules Regulations of the Legislative Branch of the City of South Bend

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sa�e-gees��ee-wi�hs��-�ea�e-ef-the-�eeee}�T-�e�-�e�e-thaw-eaee-- e��-e�e�y-�e�be�-epees}erg-�e-sgea�-has-sgekee: (i) No member shall speak more than twice nor for more than five (5) minutes on the second occasion, upon any one question or issue in debate during the same meeting. A member shall only be granted the right to speak a second time on the same question or issue after each member has had an opportunity to speak on said issue or question. (j) 4e} While the presiding officer is putting the question or addressing the Council, no member shall walk out of or across the Council Chamber or engage in private discourse. (k) 44� No member shall impugn a motive of another. (1) {g} Any member may change his vote before the announcement of the result of the presiding officer. (m) 4h} If any member, in speaking or otherwise, shall transgress —the rules of the Council, the presiding officer shall, or any member may, call him to order, in which case he shall immediately cease the transgression unless permitted, on motion of another member, to explain; and the Council shall, if appealed to, decide the case without debate. If the decision is in favor of the member called to order, he shall be at liberty to proceed, but not otherwise, and if the case requires it, he shall be liable to the censure of the Council. (Code 1916 §5; Code 1962, ®2-9). (n) Should any councilman, in the course of his remarks, violate a second time any rule of the council, and again be called to order, he shall not speak further upon the pending question, except by permission of two-thirds of the members present. (o) Each Councilman shall observe the highest standards of dignity, propriety, courtesy, respect, and decorum when with his fellow councilmen, officers, and employees of the City, and all other persons, and when carrying out any of the responsibilties, duties, anA services mandated by the office of a Councilman. SEC. 2-8 (A) PARLIAMENTARIAN OF THE COMMON COUNCIL. (a) The Council attorney or in his or her absence, the City Attorney, or designate of the Department of Law, shall act as Parliamentarian of the Common Council at all general and special meetings of the Council. (b) The Parliamentarian shall decide all procedural questions upon request of any Councilman. Such decisions shall be advisory in nature. (c) The Parliamentarian shall have in his or her possession the appropriate rules and regulations governing the Council at all general and special meetings. (d) Any advisory decision made by the Parliamentarian may be accepted or rejected by the Council, and once acted upon by the presiding officer, the presiding officer's decision may then be subject to further appropriate action by the Council. SEC. 2-9 PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE FOR THE COMMON COUNCIL.$ 21 (a) The most recent edition of Robert's Rules of Order shall be the authority on all questions of parliamentary law and procedure not specifically covered by this article. For the