I will admit guilt when it comes to enforcement of the times. That has been difficult. You make a good point that we had members who would ask their questions until the alarm went off to suggest the end of the time and then wait for the response. Then the response would sometimes take several minutes. I don't like to cut off our guests when they come in. As committee members, you know the time constraints we're under when we come here.
Anyway, you're right that when we set times in routine motions, they're the times allotted for questions and responses.