Staff reports, applicants, comments, and decisions

Free Planning Commission Timer

Use a planning commission timer for staff reports, applicant presentations, public comments, commissioner questions, deliberation, and decision windows. Create an XTimer room when planners, clerks, chairs, and displays need shared timing.

Built for this job

Planning chairs can keep agenda items, comments, and decision windows visible.

Applicants and speakers can see how much time remains.

XTimer rooms support shared planning commission timers across staff, chair, and displays.

Current agenda item

Opening

1/6

5:00

Next

Staff report

Total time

2:00:00

Agenda presets

Agenda

Edit durations in minutes.

Controls

Create controlled room

Use this setup in XTimer

Need a controller link, viewer display, or shared room?

Keep this simple timer for quick work. Move into an XTimer room when one person controls the clock and another screen shows it to a speaker, team, class, or audience.

Open in XTimer room

Presets that match real work

Start from a timer people already understand.

Each preset has a clear use case, duration, and workflow. That makes the page useful for search visitors immediately, and gives professional users a natural path into XTimer rooms when they need separate controller and viewer devices.

Planning commission agenda

2 hours

Segments

6

First

5:00

Total

2:00:00

A 2-hour planning commission timer with reports, applicants, public comments, questions, deliberation, and decisions.

Agenda item

20 min

Total

20 min

A 20-minute timer for one planning commission item.

Decision window

10 min

Total

10 min

A 10-minute timer for motions, deliberation, and decisions.

Professional setup

Use the simple timer first, then graduate to controlled timing.

Use published commission rules for applicant and public comment limits.

Separate staff report time from applicant and public comment windows.

Label decision windows clearly so the public can follow the process.

Use an XTimer room when clerk-controlled timing needs to appear on a room display.

Frequently asked questions

What is a planning commission timer?

A planning commission timer structures staff reports, applicant presentations, public comments, commissioner questions, deliberation, and decisions.

Can this be used for public agenda items?

Yes. Use it as a visible timing aid while following official meeting rules and procedures.

Can planners and chairs share the timer?

Yes. Create an XTimer room when planners, clerks, chairs, and displays need one shared meeting timer.