City Council Agenda and Packet 2023 11 06

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"Electronic Participation" means attendance at a meeting by computer, telephone, or other electronic means. "Entire Board" means all current members of a board. "Member of the Board" means each board member. "Quasi -Judicial Board" means any of the following boards which have specific legal decision -making authority under the Charter or Code: • Board of Adjustment • Building Code Board of Appeals • Historic Preservation Commission • Local Licensing Authority • Planning Commission "Rules" means the Board & Commission Rules of Procedure. "Staff Liaison" means the City staff member assigned by the City Manager to assist the board and to ensure all rules and regulations are met. II11:Eel NkWA The following Rules shall be in effect upon their adoption by the City Council until such time as they are amended or new Rules adopted. In order to efficiently and effectively complete City business facing a Board, all meetings must be conducted in an orderly and respectful manner. These Rules are intended to provide guidelines for the procedures to be followed for the conduct of all Board meetings. If any Rule, on its face or as applied, conflicts with applicable provisions of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Louisville or ordinances, those provisions shall apply and that Rule shall not. Nothing herein shall prevent a Board from adopting its own rules of procedure specific to its roles and responsibilities so long as they do not conflict with these Rules. III. MEETING CIVILITY A. CIVILITY AMONG MEMBERS OF THE BOARD: The Board shall preserve reasonable order and decorum and confine members of the public to discussion of the questions under consideration. During Board meetings, members shall preserve reasonable order and decorum and shall not delay or interrupt the proceedings or refuse to obey Louisville Board & Commission Rules of Procedure page 2 Adopted November 6, 2023 36