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Members of the public wanting to make a presentation to TransLink’s Mayors’ Council will now have to squeeze their information and appeals into fewer minutes.

In a closed session following last month’s meeting, council members approved a new public delegation policy, which reduces the amount of time delegations will have to address the region’s mayors from five minutes to three.

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It is a six-month trial that aims to fit in more delegations during the monthly meetings, said Mayors’ Council executive director Mike Buda.

“The mayors are committed to carving out time at every meeting, but they’re going to make sure they can hear from as many as possible,” he said.

Other municipal councils, such as in Vancouver, have placed similar time limits on delegations.

Buda said the public delegation policy has not been updated since the Mayors’ Council was created, and the number of presenters has increased since then. He called it “a procedural change.”