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Committee meeting is in progress . Council Members and citizen members of any Standing <br />Committee may not send, view or listen to any electronic message communications while a <br />Council or citizen member is part of the quorum for such meeting or while such meeting is <br />in progress. Any electronic device which is used through City-controlled access and which <br />is needed during the Common Council or any Standing Committee is permitted for the <br />purpose of accessing city information, city presentations , and to record minutes and notes . <br />(q) As used in this Article, "electronic device" means a wireless and/or portable electronic <br />handheld piece of equipment that includes , but is not limited to , existing and emerging <br />mobile communication systems and smart technologies ( cell phones , smart phones walkie- <br />talkies , pagers , etc.) portable internet devices (mobile managers, mobile messengers , <br />BlackBerry T handset , etc.) Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), (Palm organizers , pocket <br />PCs , etc.) and any other convergent communication technologies that do any number of the <br />previously mentioned functions. "Electronic device" also includes any current or emerging <br />wireless handheld technologies or portable information technology systems that can be used <br />for word processing, wireless internet access and information transmitting/receiving, etc. <br />Tape recorders , cameras , and hearing aids 3 shall be excluded from the definition of <br />"electronic devices" as used in this Article. Emergency communication devices used by <br />sworn police officers and medical first responders who are in attendance of a Common <br />Council or Standing Committee meeting shall be in excluded from the provisions of this <br />Article. <br />3 Hearing aids are defined by the National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication <br />Disorders (NIDCD) as a "small electronic device that you wear in or behind an ear which is <br />designed to make some sounds louder so that a person with hearing loss can listen, communicate <br />and participate more fully in daily activities."