Discuss changing rules to shorten city council meetings
In Plain English
City council meetings regularly run very late into the night, making it difficult to properly handle important city business. Council members will discuss potential rule changes to make meetings shorter and more efficient. If approved, new rules could limit speaking time, change meeting schedules, or restructure how agenda items are handled.
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Votes
Schedule unfinished items as first regular business after Consent Calendar and Presentations; require anyone pulling Consent Calendar items to discuss with staff and state staff name; limit Councilmember presentations to 30 minutes per half-year (60 for Mayor); limit questions to real questions not statements; limit speaking to 5 minutes per item with vote for additional 5 minutes, and allow two special considerations per meeting for additional 5 minutes
5 to 1
Allow the city clerk, city manager, and city attorney set the agenda in the order items are received
Extend the meeting for 30 minutes
End debate
3 to 4
Include the city clerk on the finalization of the City Council Agenda
4 to 1
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