tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11068216.post115504196192149826..comments2023-11-03T00:46:46.649-07:00Comments on Electric City Weblog: Three MinutesGeeGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896054313394692210noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11068216.post-1155139830235527512006-08-09T09:10:00.000-07:002006-08-09T09:10:00.000-07:00Maybe the solution is that you need to get on the ...Maybe the solution is that you need to get on the agenda for the meeting. You would need to request a speaking slot ahead of time if you want to speak longer than 3 minutes and the amount of time allowed could be balanced against the speakers level of personal involvement. At the end of the day this would allow any serious blowhards to continue voicing their opinions but might put an end to the recreational blowhards.WolfPackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16009306270609164133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11068216.post-1155071039164822602006-08-08T14:03:00.000-07:002006-08-08T14:03:00.000-07:00wolfpack, for what it's worth, I second your propo...wolfpack, for what it's worth, I second your proposal that others holding the same opinion or backing the same proposal should be able to individually yield their 3 minutes to the chief spokesman for the issue being put before the City Commission.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11068216.post-1155046269807399202006-08-08T07:11:00.000-07:002006-08-08T07:11:00.000-07:00I thought the same thing about their opinion in li...I thought the same thing about their opinion in light of the 250 word limit. "Do as I say not as I do", which in this case I'm sure is justified because the Tribunes time is worth vastly more than the commissioners (in the editors opinion).<BR/><BR/>I think a solution would be to implement the 3 minute rule with additional time granted if requested by the speaker at the discretion of the Mayor. This would provide a set interruption point stopping most and the Mayor would be still be able to limit the overall length of the comments without seeming like he/she was interrupting. That’s the problem with the current system is that the moderator of the proceedings has to come off looking a little rude when asking a speaker to bring it to a close. In line with GeeGuy’s idea when someone shows up representing an attending group the members could yield their time (within reason) to their representative speaker. That way we wouldn’t have to her from every member restating the same opinion as we do now when a big group shows up.WolfPackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16009306270609164133noreply@blogger.com