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Mayor Pro Tem Riley asked for a list of which pages this applies to. He added this puts it on a <br /> timeline because as technology changes, the policy needs to change. He asked if she had enough <br /> direction to make changes and come back. <br /> Communications and Events Coordinator Thorstad replied she did. <br /> 2.03: Review Time Limits for City Council Meetings <br /> Interim City Administrator/Community Dev. Director Hagen stated Staff asked for feedback from <br /> other cities on what they do. He stated the responses were mixed between an ordinance or policy. <br /> The couple of responses received that if there is a specified time in the evening is passed, there <br /> would be a formal acceptance to continue. He stated in a couple of cities if an agenda item wasn't <br /> completed, it was added to the next meeting. One city reported if an item from their regular <br /> Monday night meeting wasn't completed, it was automatically continued to a Thursday meeting <br /> of that week. He asked for Council feedback. <br /> Mayor Kuzma suggested no new cases be started after 10:00 p.m. and items not completed would <br /> be put to the next Council meeting. <br /> Mayor Pro Tem Riley suggested Staff help by managing the agenda length and putting time <br /> sensitive cases first when creating agendas. He agreed with not starting new cases after 10:00 p.m. <br /> and if there was a unanimous vote,they could continue. <br /> Councilmember Musgrove commented she wasn't in favor of this and felt it doesn't happen very <br /> often. She stated Staff could help by managing the agendas better and when public input could be <br /> limited to four minutes for the issues and four minutes against. Additional comments could be <br /> limited to be an addition to what has already been said. She stated they have asked in the past that <br /> if there are a lot of people that want to comment, a spokesperson be selected. She didn't want <br /> someone to leave without being able to speak because of the 10:00 p.m. time limit. She stated one <br /> night every two weeks is designated to go through topics. She felt time management could be <br /> better but didn't want to exclude someone from speaking on a topic. <br /> Mayor Pro Tem Riley commented they just spent 40 minutes talking about a policy change that <br /> hasn't even been used in the past. He felt it was a disservice to keep people there until midnight <br /> to speak on a case. <br /> Councilmember Specht agreed that it doesn't happen very often but also agreed that people aren't <br /> thinking clearly when it gets close to midnight. He suggested setting the time limit at midnight or <br /> 1:00 a.m. but not earlier than that. <br /> Councilmember Howell commented she didn't support putting a time limit on meetings. She <br /> questioned if topics will continue to be pushed off if it isn't a topic that is seen as priority by the <br /> majority. She agreed that time could be managed better and with a three minute time limit for <br /> residents to speak. She suggested taking a look at agenda length and making adjustments because <br /> some agendas and meetings are short and others are long. <br /> City Council Work Session/May 10, 2022 <br /> Page 9 of 32 <br />