COUNCIL PROCEDURE
Mesa City Code § 1-5-8
in effect1-5-8: - COUNCIL PROCEDURE
(A) The Mayor or other presiding officer in the Mayor's absence will determine all questions of parliamentary or Council procedure not provided for by law. The Mayor will endeavor to conduct Council meetings so as to accomplish the public's business fairly, yet efficiently. (3213)
(B) Neither staff nor a member of the audience shall speak at a Council meeting until recognized for that purpose by the Mayor. The Mayor shall not unreasonably refuse to recognize a Councilmember to speak; the Mayor may choose whether to recognize all other speakers. In addition, the Mayor may: (3213)
1. Determine the order in which persons speak; (3213)
2. Require a group to designate a spokesperson; (3213)
3. Establish time limits for agenda items and speakers; and (3213)
4. Take such other action as the Mayor deems necessary and appropriate in presiding over the meeting. (3213)
All speakers at Council meetings shall address their remarks to the Mayor. (3213)
(C) The Mayor shall preserve order at all Council meetings. The Mayor may direct the sergeant-at-arms to remove persons from the meeting who, after warning: (3213)
1. Fail to address their remarks to the Mayor; (3213)
2. Fail to address the agenda item under consideration; (3213)
3. Make personal remarks about City Councilmembers or other persons; or (3213)
4. Disrupt the meeting in any way. (3213)
(D) A motion to reconsider a Council decision may be made only by a Councilmember who voted with the majority on that decision. (3213)
1. When the decision being reconsidered has an effective date, the motion to reconsider must be made before that effective date; otherwise, the motion is out of order. (3213)
2. When the decision being reconsidered has no effective date (such as a decision not to take action), a motion to reconsider must be made within two (2) weeks of the original Council decision. (3213)
(E) The Mayor's decision regarding parliamentary or Council procedure is final and nonappealable unless five (5) Councilmembers approve a motion to overrule the Mayor. A motion to overrule the Mayor is in order only if made at the same meeting as the Mayor's decision. If the Mayor's decision is overruled, that decision is final, nonappealable, and not subject to a motion for reconsideration. (3213)
Source: City of Mesa, Arizona, Mesa City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/az/mesa/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_TIT1AD_CH5THCO_1-5-8COPRFetched: 11/1/2026