A private security firm has been hired to make sure the crowd inside the Camden Civic Centre doesn't exceed the council's licence limit.

Placards and banners are banned from the meeting and residents will not be able to speak from the floor.

General manager Greg Wright shared the council's plans surrounding the meeting with the Advertiser last week.

He said the number of people allowed into the meeting would be about 550, in accordance with the licence limit.

``That's not about us trying to stunt the crowd,'' he said.

``It's about the legal capacity for fire safety and other issues with the hall.''

Mr Wright said that under the Local Government Act 1993, only councillors were entitled to speak during the meeting, and council staff if they were asked a question.

The council will stick to its normal meeting protocol.

Only four people can speak about the Islamic school during the public addresses section at the start of the meeting.

Each person will be given four minutes to speak for or against the council staff recommendation.

No one will be allowed to speak from the floor after the section allotted to public addresses.

Mr Wright said he expected the people who came to the meeting to act with ``appropriate decorum''.

``This is our democratic process,'' he said.

``I would really expect people to respect the process, and I hope they allow their councillors they have elected to make a decision based on the facts before them.''