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Council adopts limits on questioning and public comment for budget week
Summary
The Bloomington Common Council voted to limit councilmember Q&A and comment periods to three minutes per member per presentation and public comment to two minutes per speaker during budget week. The motion passed by unanimous voice vote at the start of the hearing.
The Bloomington Common Council voted to limit speaking time during the city's budget hearings, adopting rules that cap councilmember question and comment periods at three minutes per member per presentation and public comment at two minutes per speaker. Council Member Stassberg moved the measure at the start of the Aug. 18 hearing; the motion carried in a roll call with members recorded as voting in favor.
Council members debated no amendments on the floor after the motion but proceeded under the new time limits for the night's presentations and public comment. The limits are framed as a temporary procedure for the duration of budget week so that multiple departments can present and be questioned in an orderly way.
The procedural change passed with all present members recorded as voting yes. There were no formal secondary motions or amendments to the timing rules recorded at the meeting. The council moved immediately into the mayor's budget introduction following the vote.
