Amend City Council meeting rules for time limits and schedules
In Plain English
The City Council wants to change how long meetings run and when they start or end. Current rules may allow meetings to drag on too long or start at inconvenient times. If approved, new rules could set stricter time limits for speakers or establish firm ending times for meetings.
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Votes
Limit the amount of time each Councilmember may speak to three to five minutes for framing the issue and other Councilmembers that want to comment would have 2 minutes
Accept the proposal for a 6:30 starting time and 11 p.m. ending time
4 to 2
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