City attorney proposes eliminating time limits on commission debate

The city attorney presented a temporary ordinance, recommended by the city manager, to return the commission to its original process for allocating speaking time and to remove the time restrictions currently used for debate. The attorney said the commission initially had a time limitation when it was established, and this ordinance would revert that practice.

The attorney described prior variations in speaking limits (noting a prior two‑minute rule at one point) and said the ordinance would "eliminate the time restrictions for debate." Commission members asked clarifying procedural questions during the preview. The item was presented as an ordinance and will return to the formal commission meeting for consideration and any vote.