assistance to physically handicapped persons in lieu of the construction or use of
ramps or other mechanical devices in order to comply with Florida law. If proper
accommodations for handicapped access cannot be made at a particular public
meeting venue pursuant to a timely written request under Section 286.26 F.S., the
City Manager shall change the venue of that meeting to a location where those
accommodations can be provided.
DECORUM POLICY: The City of Deltona has a significant interest in conducting orderly and efficient
public meetings, which includes preventing disruption, promoting civility, and preserving decorum. To
that end, behavior which disrupts or impedes the efficient and orderly conduct of any public meeting, as
determined by the Mayor, or presiding officer, or a majority of the City Commission, is not permitted.
The Mayor, or presiding officer, or a majority of the City Commission, may interrupt, warn, or terminate
a speaker’s statement when that statement is too lengthy, personally directed, abusive, obscene,
irrelevant, or otherwise reasonably perceived to be a disruption to the fair and orderly progress of the
discussion at hand. The Mayor, or presiding officer, or a majority of the City Commission, may also
interrupt any part of the meeting to warn any individual that they are being disruptive or otherwise
impeding the efficient and orderly conduct of the meeting. The Mayor, or presiding officer, or a majority
of the City Commission, may require any individual to leave a public meeting for its duration if that
individual is unable to observe this Policy after being warned. Should an individual be required to leave a
meeting for violating this Policy, that person shall be escorted from Commission Chambers by a
Volusia Sheriff’s Deputy.