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Section 2-56. Requests by Citizens to Address Council. (a) Ail requests from me~%bers.of the general public to address City. Council on a subject on the-meeting's agenda shall be submitted to the City Clerk or his designee prior %o the call of the meeting to order. Such request shall be on forms prescribed by the~Clerk and shall include the name of the speaker, his address, telephone 'number, the name of the group or organization, if. any, on whose behalf be'is speaking, the number of the agenda item-to which the citizen'will speak, and whether he supports or opposes the agenda item. ~ ~All requests submitted in accordance with these procedures shall be honored by the Chair. Each person partic~ipating under this subsection shall be provided a maximum of 'five (5) minutes for the purpose of presenting his views and shall not be permitted to relinquish his time to any other person. When two (2) or more speakers desire to address the same subject, they shall be permitted to speak in the order in which the requests were submitted, provided that all speakers that support an agenda item shall be heard first, and all who oppose such ~atter shall be'heard thereafter. The presiding officer may impose a specific time limit for citizen participation on any agenda item in which case tha. time will be allocated pro rata. (b) Requests by members of the general, public to address Council on items listed~under the consent agenda shall not be permitted without the approval of the majority of members of Council present. Any person who.wishes to address Council on any item listed under the consent agenda shall conform to the requirements of subsection (a) hereof. (c) A~y person who wishes to,address Council on a subject not contained on the meeting's agenda shall submit his request to speak to -~he City Clerk or his designee prior to the calling of the meeting to order. Such requests'shall be on forms prescribed by the City Clerk and shall inct~de the name of the speaker, his address, .telephone number, the name of the group or organization, if any, on'whose behalf he is speaking, and the subject matter or topic on which the citizen will speak. All requests submitted in accordance with this subsection shall be honored by the Chair; provided, however, that remarks by' citizens on nonagenda items shall'be limited to thirty (30) minutes in the aggregate~ Each person participating under this subsection shall be provided a maximum of five C5) minutes for the purpose of presenting his matters and shall not be permitted to relinquish his time to'any other person. In the event there are more than six (6) persons to be heard under this item of business, each person shall be allotted equal time; but, in no event shall more than~hirty (30) minutes be allotted for this item unless the time is extended by a majority vote of the members present. Persons participating under this item of business shall address Council in the order in which the C~ty Clerk ~eceived their requests.