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CITY OF CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION The City Commission of the City of Casselberry held a workshop on Monday, March 9, 2009 at 6:00 p.m., Casselberry City Commission Chambers, 95 Triplet Lake Drive, Casselberry, Florida. ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT: Charlene Glancy, Mayor/Commissioner - Seat No.5 Colleen Hufford, Vice Mayor/Commissioner - Seat No.4 Sandra Solomon, Commissioner - Seat No.3 Jon Miller, Commissioner - Seat No.2 Susan Doerner, Commissioner - Seat No. I STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Barbara Lipscomb, City Manager Catherine D. Reischmann, City Attorney Donna G. Gardner, City Clerk I. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Glancy called the workshop of the Casselberry City Commission to order at 6:03 p.m. II. CODE OF BOARDMANSHIP Ms. Catherine Reischmann, City Attorney reviewed the Code of Boardman ship, the Code ofParliamentaty Procedures, and elements of the City Charter applicable to conduct of public meetings and workshops with the City Commission. Ms. Reischmann opined that with regard to enforcement of the various conduct rules, that it become a phased mechanism of enforcement such that nothing dramatic occurs until there is repeated violations and there is a majority view of the Commission that there is cause to take some additional action, rather than just that of the Mayor in her role in conducting the meeting. Ms. Reischmann elaborated that if the Mayor believes that a conduct rule has been broken, she could generally offer a warning to the speaker, but then put it up for a vote of the City Commission if the Mayor feels it should be taken beyond that. Ms. Reischmann fmiher stated that it is paramount that each elected official be entitled to full and fair debate, and therefore there should not be an enforcement mechanism that takes away a member's right to speak. Fmiher discussion ensued regarding calling a point of order to call attention to a possible violation of the code of boardmanship as an additional mechanism. Mayor Glancy distributed a list of suggested preventative measures to ensure proper conduct ofthe elected body and each elected official of the City. The suggested preventative measures included the following: . Time limits during discussion. . Implementation of a formal process including waiting for acknowledgement from the Mayor before speaking; allowing all members to address an issue prior to speaking on the issue a second time; and addressing all discussion remarks to the Mayor.