Hudson County Commissioners looking to limit how much time the public has to speak during meetings Updated Jan 12, 2021; Posted Jan 12, 2021 The Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders holds its reorganization meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal) Facebook Share The Hudson County Commissioners are looking to limit how long members of the public can speak during their bi-monthly meetings. The commissioners, formerly known as freeholders, will introduce an ordinance Thursday that will cut down the amount of time the public can speak about issues that do not appear on the meeting agenda. Public speakers are currently allotted five minutes each toward the end of every meeting to address the commissioners on topics not covered by agenda. Under the proposed ordinance, speakers would be limited to three minutes each.