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(2) The solicitation or acceptance of any gift or other economic or personal benefit <br /> conferred because of any vote or other action in the Member's official capacity already <br /> taken by the Member; or <br /> (3) The acquisition or use for personal purposes of any property, services or funds of the <br /> City, unless authorized by law; or <br /> (4) The use for personal gain of information pertaining to the City of South Bend, which is <br /> not a matter of public record, at a time when it is treated as confidential by the officials <br /> of the City. <br /> (g) When any Council Member is about to speak or deliver any matter to the Council,he or she <br /> shall respectfully address himself or herself to the presiding officer, and upon being <br /> recognized, confine himself or herself to the question in debate, and avoid personality, the <br /> presiding officer shall not recognize any Council Member as in order, unless he or she is in <br /> his or her proper seat. <br /> (h) When two (2) or more Members seek recognition at once, the presiding officer shall name <br /> the Member entitled to speak. <br /> (i) No member shall speak more than twice nor for more than five(5)minutes on the second <br /> occasion, upon any one (1) question or issue in debate during the same meeting. A member <br /> shall only be granted the right to speak a second time on the same question or issue after <br /> each member has had an opportunity to speak on said issue or question. <br /> (j) While the presiding officer is putting the question or addressing the Council, no Member <br /> shall walk out of or across the Council Chamber or engage in private discourse. <br /> (k) No Member shall impugn the motive of another. <br /> (1) Any member may change their vote before the announcement of the result by the presiding <br /> officer. <br /> (m) If any Member, in speaking or otherwise, shall transgress the rules of the Council, the <br /> presiding officer shall, or any Member may, call that Member to order, in which case the <br /> Member shall immediately cease the transgression unless permitted, on motion of another <br /> Member, to explain; and the Council shall, if appealed to, decide the case without debate by <br /> a majority vote of the Members present. If the decision is in favor of the Member called to <br /> order, that Member shall be at liberty to proceed, but not otherwise, and if the case requires <br /> it, that Member shall be liable to the censure of the Council. <br /> (n) Should any Council Member, in the course of the Member's remarks, violate a second time <br /> any rule of the Council, and again be called to order that Member shall not speak further <br /> upon the pending question, except by permission of two-thirds (Z/3) of the members present. <br /> (o) Each Council Member shall observe the highest standards of dignity, propriety, courtesy, <br /> respect and decorum when with other Council Members, officers and employees of the City, <br /> and all other persons, and when carrying out any of the responsibilities, duties and services <br /> allowed or mandated by the office of a Council Member. <br /> (p) Unless excused in advance by the presiding officer, persons in the Council Chambers and in <br /> the Council Informal Meeting Room shall turn all cell phones, and any other electronic <br /> devices to silent mode when the Common Council is in session and when any Standing <br />