Board approves pilot limiting member speaking time to three minutes per agenda item
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Summary
The Naperville CUSD 203 board voted to pilot a three‑minute time limit per board member, per agenda item, through the next self‑evaluation cycle; the majority may allow additional rounds. Joe Kosminski volunteered to monitor the pilot’s first rotation.
A motion brought by board member Joe Kosminski and seconded at the Feb. 2 meeting authorized a pilot limiting each board member to three minutes of speaking time per agenda item, with the option for the majority to permit further rounds of three minutes per member.
Kosminski framed the change as an efficiency measure meant to keep discussion focused on governance priorities. After the motion passed by roll call, the board asked staff to incorporate the agreed verbiage into board documentation and to rotate monitoring duties; Kosminski volunteered to take the first monitoring assignment and Christine Gierke agreed to prepare a rotation schedule.
Why it matters: The pilot changes how deliberations will be conducted and could affect the depth and cadence of board discussion during decision points.
Next steps: Verbiage will be updated in board materials, a rotation schedule will be prepared and the pilot will be reviewed at the next board self‑evaluation.