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Updated: 4:32 PM CDT May 11, 2021 Chris Gothner The Des Moines City Council approved rules Monday changing public input during meetings.Des Moines City Council members voted 6-1 to move public comment to the end of its meetings and to limit speakers to two minutes.The new rules allow no more than 20 people to provide public comment.“These are changes that are being proposed to improve the flow of the meetings,” Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie said. “We re hopeful that this helps everyone out.”Prior to Monday, an unlimited number of speakers could make public comments at the start of city council meetings.Multiple Des Moines residents spoke out against the rules during Monday’s meeting.“You re retaliating against us now for the third time by changing the speaking rules by adding speaking restrictions,” Des Moines resident Adam Callanan said.“If you find yourself asking why the public comment portion of your meetings has felt unmanageable, look in