Item Number:      7c_supp
Meeting Date:      March 10, 2020
Adoption of Resolution 3772
Amendments to the Commission Bylaws
Paul J. White, CMC
Port of Seattle Commission Clerk

Commission Bylaws are structured
consistent with Robert's Rules of Order
Article I       Object
Article II       Commissioners
Article III      Officers
Article IV     Meetings
Article V      Committees
Article VI     Rules of Order
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Port Commission values are present in
these recommendations, especially:
Transparency
AND
Flexibility
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Limits on Committees
Have no delegated authority (advisory only)
Have to provide minutes
Have to adopt an annual workplan
Will provide periodic, public reports

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Decorum/Civil Discourse
Already out-of-bounds:
Not relevant to the matter at hand (germanity)
References to personal attributes (e.g., appearance)
Insults ("Eat the cake, ya dog-faced pigeon kisser")
Inflammatory language
Also out-of-bounds:
Threats
Abusive or harassing behavior
Obscenity
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Public comment related to Port business
New Rule for Public Comment:
Comment has to be Port-related
This is not a limit to comment only on items on the agenda
If a speaker wants to talk about something else, he or she will have to
connect it to the work of the port district or risk censure


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Progressive Response Protocol
(Disruptions)
Warning
Warning and return to seat
Removal from the meeting room
The Chair has flexibility depending on how severe the
disruption is

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What gets attached to the minutes
Packet materials (memos, slides)
Exhibits from external parties if the
commission consents

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Other new provisions
Travel approval responsibilities
August meetings on the second and third Tuesday
10:30 a.m. executive sessions
Study sessions described
Public hearings described
"Commission Orders"

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This is a "formal
written motion"


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And this is also a
"written motion"


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Committee Membership
Proposes a limit on committee membership
of two consecutive years


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Questions?


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