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Meetings with public hearings or public comment are open for public participation.

For City Council, public input usually takes place in its committees. See the meetings you can take part in:

Check our public notices

Sign up to speak

The City Council meets in Room 380, Council Chambers. The room opens 30 minutes prior to the start of the meeting. 

If you wish to speak at a meeting:

• Check to make sure there is a public hearing by looking at the posted public notices.
• If the meeting has a public hearing, sign up to speak on the third floor of City Hall near Room 392.
• Enter using the elevators on the 4th Street side of City Hall.

See public notices

For other meetings, members of the public are welcome to join and observe. You can also reach out to your Council Member to share your input before the meeting.

To find the location and times for meetings of other groups, like boards and commissions, check the meeting calendar. 

See upcoming meeting agendas

What to expect

Rules for meetings

We conduct meetings in a professional and courteous manner.

We expect everyone who participates to conduct themselves in a manner that:

• Does not disrupt the orderly conduct of the meeting
• Does not interfere with the ability of others to observe
• Does not create fear or intimidation

You can review the rules that we follow for public meetings.

See Rules of City Council § 12 - Public Attendance and Participation

Time limit

The amount of time given for remarks is set by the Chair of the meeting. It often depends on the number of who have people signed up. You will generally be given 2 minutes.

At the end of your time, you may hear a timer go off. The Chair will tell you that your time is up. 

Public record

Your participation and anything you share in a meeting will be part of the public record. This means that anyone can access information you chose to share. Only include information that you are comfortable making public.

Assistance

If you need help to participate in a meeting, such as:

• American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter

• Other spoken language interpreter

• Documents in a different format

contact us least 5 days prior to the meeting please.

To report captioning issues on meeting video, please contact us.