Hi Kevin, and anyone else interested in this topic, I have enormous respect for people who have done this because it takes a lot of time-- they not only have to prepare their speech (which is really tough to do within such a tight time limit), stand up and deliver it (not at all easy for many shy people), take time off from work and family to get there, and then sometimes they also have to wait literally hours before they get their turn to speak. They get only for 2 or 3 minutes usually, and then the press and social media pretty much ignores whatever they had to say. I have transcribed many such citizen speeches. I think this kind of civic engagement matters and on many levels, much more than many people realize. I would suggest to anyone who does trouble to do this that they take printouts of their talk to hand around, and also that they mail a copy directly to all board or council members (and whomever else might be relevant), and also get a video clip of their speech onto rumble and bitchute, etc. Finally, since I'm on a roll for giving unsolicited advice, those time limits are more often than not very strictly adhered to, so rehearsing the speech, and making sure to stay within the time limit, is crucial. My heart just breaks double for the people who get cut off by the time limits. Good wishes!