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Coral Gables amends public-meeting decorum rules to prohibit eating, require silenced phones and 'appropriate dress'
Summary
The commission adopted changes to the city code that add rules of decorum for City Commission meetings, including no food or drink in the chambers, silenced phones, quiet entry/exit and a minimum standard of dress; passage followed a contentious public-comment exchange.
The Coral Gables City Commission on Sept. 25 adopted an amendment to the city code adding specific rules of decorum for public meetings: no food or beverages in the commission chambers, cell phones required to be silenced, quiet entry and exit from the chambers, and a minimum standard of dress (shirts and shoes required). The ordinance will be codified as amendments to chapter 2, article 3, section 2-83.
Why it matters: Commissioners said the measures are intended to preserve…
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