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(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 (%) 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 />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 />B1ackBerry 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 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."
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