On Tuesday, March 28, 2006, the Council discussed the length of Council meetings and determined to combine the current two Oral Communications periods held prior to the consideration of Council business to one general period.

Currently in addition to the period of Oral Communications held before the Closed Session deliberations, and the Oral Communications period at the conclusion of the meeting, there is also, just prior to the discussion of the Council business, a two-minute period of Oral Communications where speakers may address the Council on any item falling within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council, and a four-minute period where speakers may address any item on the agenda.  The direction of the Council was to combine these later two periods of Oral Communications into one five-minute period which would be open to any matter within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City, including agenda items.

It is recommended that the Council adopt the attached resolution to make the change in the Oral Communications periods.     

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