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Santa Monica City Council
October 24, 2023

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Proposed Amendment
Meeting
October 24, 2023
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Santa Monica City Council
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Proposed amendment Rule 28 of the Council Rules of Procedure to provide time limits after 11 p.m., to read as follows:

RULE 28. ADJOURNMENT
No new item, other than Public Input, shall be considered after 11:00 p.m. unless consideration is approved by a two-thirds vote of the Councilmembers present. For all items commencing after 11:00 p.m., Councilmembers’ comments shall be limited to 1 minute each, and speaking no more than 2 times per item; questions are permitted, but the Presiding Officer shall closely monitor to ensure they are only questions, not statements of opinion; staff presentations shall be limited to 15 minutes, unless the Council by majority vote allows a longer presentation.

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