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Richmond council agrees to pilot earlier 5 p.m. start with 11 p.m. cutoff; council to set presentation time limits
Summary
Following public debate, the Richmond City Council voted unanimously to implement a pilot that moves regular meetings to a 5:00 p.m. start and directed staff to develop a temporary hard cutoff (11:00 p.m.) and item time guidelines; the pilot will run for six months and councilmembers said staff should return with a formal agenda item.
The Richmond City Council voted unanimously to direct staff to implement a pilot that shifts the council’s regular meeting start to 5:00 p.m. and to develop a temporary rule that meetings not extend past 11:00 p.m., with the pilot to run for six months. Councilmembers also instructed staff to return with formal language and suggested time limits for presentations so presenters and councilmembers can manage meeting length.
The change was debated at length. Supporters said earlier starts could allow the body to finish earlier in the evening and reduce late-night adjournments that limit public…
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