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Boards, Commissions, and Committees' Handbook <br />City of Reds 6.1. F. - Page 24 <br />• Workload - think about your attendance record and participation level. <br />• Efficiency - consider the percentage of issues resolved as well as deadlines <br />met. <br />• Effectiveness - look at the number of objectives achieved and the percentage <br />of recommendations accepted by the City Council. <br />➢ Procedures for Conduct of BCC Meetings <br />Conduct of Meetings: <br />➢ Consider the level of formality of the meeting when speaking. If the meeting <br />is formal, then address the Chairperson as "Mister' or "Madam" Chair. The <br />Chair refers to him /herself in the third person. For example, "the Chair rules" <br />or "the Chair disagrees." Meetings may be more informal and you may adjust <br />your salutations accordingly. <br />➢ The Chair must recognize other BCC members in the order in which they <br />raise their hands to speak. <br />➢ BCC members should always speak through the Chair. <br />➢ When a member of the public desires to address the BCC, they shall fill out a <br />speaker's card, proceed to the podium when called, wait to be recognized, <br />and shall state his or her name and address for the record. The person shall <br />limit his or her remarks to the issue under discussion. All remarks should be <br />addressed to the Chair, and not to any individual BCC member, staff <br />member, or other person. <br />➢ Agenda and Order of Business <br />The agenda shall contain a brief general description of each item to be <br />considered. Except where provided by law, no action shall be taken or <br />discussed on any item not appearing on the agenda. <br />Adlfflftftlb <br />The sequence of items in an agenda is generally as follows: <br />• Reports of Special Committees <br />• Announcements or Matters of BCC Interest <br />• Adjournment <br />➢ Parliamentary Procedure and Motion to Reconsider <br />Parliamentary procedure is the safeguard that protects the individual and the group in <br />their exercise of their constitutional rights to organize and assemble to achieve a <br />common goal. The following principles are the foundation of parliamentary procedure: <br />21 <br />