Public Speaking Opportunities and Limits at Select California Cities Culver City (existing)
Items Not on Agenda (combined) (20 min limit, 3
min/speaker, 1x) Consent Calendar Items (combined) (1x) Public Hearing Items (individually) (1x) Action Items (Individually)
(1x/item)
Culver City (proposed)
Items Not on Agenda + Consent Items + Action Items
(combined) (3 min/speaker, 1x)
Public Hearing Items (individually) (3 min/speaker,
1x/item)
Beverly Hills Items Not on Agenda (combined) (1x) Consent Calendar Items (individually) (1x)Public Hearing Items (individually) (1x) Action Items (Individually)
(1x/item)
Santa Monica
Items Not on Agenda (combined) (1-2 min/speaker,
1x)
Special Items + Consent Items + Closed Session
(combined) (1-2 min/speaker, 1x)
Action Items (combined) (1-2
min/speaker, 1x)
Public Hearing Items (individually)
(1-2 min/speaker, 1x/item)
6 min/speaker/meeting max; 2 min
max/1 min min/speaker/section
West Hollywood
Items Not on Agenda + Consent Items (combined)
(20 min limit, 2 min/speaker, 1x)
Public Hearing Items (individually) (2 min/speaker,
1x/item)
Action Items (individually) (2
min/speaker, 1x/item)
Speakers may speak during
Consent + Non-Agenda on
Agendized items if they are not
able to be in attendance later in
evening.
LA City
Non-Agenda Items (combined) (10 min limit, 1
min/speaker, 1x)
Multiple Agenda Item Comment (combined) (20 min
limit) (1 min/speaker, 1x)
Items Allowing Public Comment
(1min/speaker, 1x/item) 3 min/speaker/meeting max
LA County
Non-Agenda Items (combined, 3
min/speaker/meeting maximum)
Action Items (individually, 3 min/speaker/meeting
maximum)
Colton
Items Not on Agenda + Consent Items (combined) (3
min/speaker, 1x)
Public Hearing Items (individually) (3 min/speaker,
1x/item)
Action Items (Individually) (3
min/speaker, 1x/item)
Duarte Special Items (combined) (3 min/speaker, 1x)
Items Not on the Agenda (combined) (3 min/speaker,
1x)
Consent Items (combined) (3
min/speaker, 1x)
Action Items (combined) (3
min/speaker, 1x)
Laguna Beach
Items Not on the Agenda (combined) (45 min limit, 3
min/speaker, 1x) Consent Items (individually) (3 min/speaker, 1x/item) Action Items (individually) (3
min/speaker, 1x/item)
Monrovia
Items Not on the Agenda (combined) (45 min limit, 3
min/speaker, 1x)
Action Items/Consent Items (individually, consent
items only if pulled)
Sunnyvale
Items Not on the Agenda (combined) (15 min max, 3
min/speaker, 1x) Consent Items (individually)
Action Items (individually) (3
min/speaker, 1x/item)
Solvang
Items Not on Agenda + Consent Items (30 min max, 3
min/speaker, 1x) Action Items (individually)
City of Culver City City Council, November 10, 2025
City Speaking Opportunity 1 Speaking Opportunity 2 Speaking Opportunity 3 Speaking Opportunity 4 Additional Information