wishes to attend. The City is not permitted to provide the use of human physical
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.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: Prior to addressing the City Commission on any topic during a
meeting, members of the public shall fill out and submit a “Request To Speak” form
provided by the City Clerk. A form must be filled out for each item that the speaker
wants to speak about. Members of the public shall speak only when recognized by
the presiding officer and once at the podium, shall identify themselves by name, city
of residence, and/or organizational affiliation of people addressing the City
Commission. Public comments shall only be directed to the Chair of the meeting, and
not toward any specific Commissioners, staff members, or another member of the
public. Public comments for items on the agenda may be commented on only after
there is a motion and second by the City Commission and is limited to three (3)
minutes for each speaker.