[Added 5-12-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-03]
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Editor's Note: Former Art. XI, Police Department,
as amended, was repealed 12-27-2005 by Ord. No. 05-17.
Members of the Borough Council shall observe order and decorum
during Borough Council meetings. A member of the Borough Council shall
neither, by conversation or otherwise, delay or interrupt the proceedings
of the Council nor disturb any member while speaking nor refuse to
obey the orders of the Mayor.
Members of the Borough staff shall observe the same rules of order and decorum applicable to the Borough Council in § 7-36 above.
Any person(s) making personal, defamatory or profane remarks
or who willfully utters loud, threatening or abusive language or engages
in any disorderly conduct which disturbs or disrupts the orderly conduct
of any meeting shall be called to order by the Mayor. If such conduct
continues, the Mayor of the Borough of Alpha, at his or her discretion,
may order such person removed from that meeting.
[Amended 4-14-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-05]
During any public comment portion of the public meeting, persons
addressing the Borough Council shall each be allowed a maximum of
three minutes for their comments or presentations and may comment
on any governmental issue that a member of the public feels may be
of concern to the residents of the community.
No person in the audience shall engage in disorderly conduct
such as handclapping, stomping of feet, whistling, using profane language,
shouting or other similar demonstrations which may disturb the peace
and order of the Borough Council meeting.
All persons shall, at the request of the Mayor, be silent. If,
after receiving a warning from the Mayor, a person persists in disturbing
the meeting, the Mayor may order that person to leave the meeting.
If he does not remove himself, the Mayor may order his removal by
the Sergeant at Arms.
The Chief of Police of the Department covering the Borough of
Alpha, or such member of said Department of Police as the Mayor may
designate, shall be Sergeant at Arms at the Borough Council meetings.
The Sergeant at Arms shall carry out all orders given by the Mayor
for the purpose of maintaining order and decorum at the Borough Council
meeting. On the instruction of the Mayor, the Sergeant at Arms shall
remove from the meeting any person who disturbs the proceedings of
the Council.
Any person who resists removal by the Sergeant at Arms shall
be charged with violating N.J.S.A. 2C:33-8, Disrupting meetings and
processions, or other relevant statute.
Borough Council meetings shall be conducted pursuant to Robert's
Rules of Order.
