Time limit on speaking.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 151-51
in effectSec. 151-51. - Time limit on speaking.
(a) No member of a council shall speak more than twice, nor for more than five (5) minutes on each occasion, upon any one (1) question in debate during the same session or meeting, without leave therefor of the council, except in explanation, unless such member is the mover, proposer or introducer of the matter pending, in which case such member shall be permitted to speak in reply, but not until every other member desiring to speak shall have spoken.
(b) After the president has called for the vote on final adoption of a proposal and after the vote count has been announced, a councilor may be granted up to one (1) minute to explain the vote such councilor has cast, which explanation shall be limited to the subject matter of that proposal.
(G.O. 68, 1988, § 6; G.O. 144, 1993, § 1; G.O. 72, 1998, § 1; G.O. 55, 2023, § 1)
Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIORAD_CH151CIUNCO_ARTIVPRDE_S151-51TILISPFetched: 10/27/2026