Meeting Management MatrixCity Procedure Citizen Presentation
Time Limits
Staff Presentation
Time Limits
Applicant
Presentation Time
Limits
Council Time Limits Item Time Limits Adjournment Time Other
Bedford Formal n/a n/a n/a n/a 30 minutes for public forum n/a n/a
Coppell Formal 2-5 minutes 20 minutes 5 minutes n/a
20 minutes for public forum, 60
minutes for each side of a public
hearing
n/a n/a
Frisco Informal 5 minutes n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Grapevine Formal 3 minutes n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Haltom City Informal 5 minutes n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
North Richland Hills Formal 3 minutes n/a n/a n/a
30 minutes for public forum. 60
minutes for each side of a public
hearing
n/a n/a
Rowlett Informal 3-5 minutes n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Westlake Formal 3 minutes n/a n/a 5 minutes per member
per item n/a n/a n/a
City Procedure Citizen Presentation
Time Limits
Staff Presentation
Time Limits
Applicant
Presentation Time
Limits
Council Time Limits Item Time Limits Adjournment Time Other
Belmont, CA Formal 3 minutes 10 minutes
10 minutes, plus 3
minutes to address issues
raised from public
comment
5 minutes per member
per item
15 minutes - public comment
(unlimited at end of meeting
before 10:30pm)
10:30 PM Council has discretion to modify
time limits.
Bothell, WA Formal 3 minutes n/a n/a self-governed to get done
by 9:00 pm
self-governed to get done by 9:00
pm 9:00 PM
Council has discretion to modify
time limits. Monthly work
session must conclude no later
than 10:00 pm.
Fort Collins, CO Formal 3-5 minutes n/a n/a n/a 30 minutes for public comment 10:30 PM
Meeting cannot be extended
past midnight. No more than
two 10 minute breaks per
meeting.
Olympia, WA Formal 3 minutes n/a n/a n/a 30 minutes for public comment n/a n/a
Owasso, OK Formal 3 minutes per individual, 5
minutes per organization n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Rohnert Park, CA Formal 3 minutes 10 minutes
15 minutes (10 to
present, and 5 for
rebuttal)
n/a 30 minutes for public comment 11:00 PM
Outstanding agenda items must
be concluded by midnight, or
rescheduled.
South Lake Tahoe, CA Formal 2-5 minutes 15 minutes 15 minutes 5 minutes per member
per item n/a
7:00 pm (meetings begin at 9:00
am) n/a
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