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City Council Meeting

Council Meeting
Council holds regular meetings at 9:30 a.m. on the first Wednesday and 6:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month. If there is sufficient business, additional meetings are held the following Wednesday or Thursday at 2:00 p.m.
6:00 pm 9:00 pm
Available Online

Council Chamber doors open to the public 15 minutes before the meeting starts. Learn more about visiting City Hall to attend a Council meeting. Watch the live broadcast on YouTube, on the Open Signal website, or on cable TV (Xfinity Channels 30 and 330, CenturyLink Channels 8005 and 8505). 

View the agenda webpage

The agenda is published by 9:00 a.m. Friday before the meeting.

Public testimony information

  • For agenda items that accept verbal and written testimony, registration is available when the agenda is published.
  • Those who wish to testify verbally on an agenda item must sign up in advance on the Council agenda or by calling 311.
    • Registration for virtual testimony closes one hour prior to the Council meeting.
    • In-person testifiers must sign up before the agenda item is heard.
  • To address Council about a topic not on the agenda, request a public communication spot at a future Council meeting (same-day registration is not available). 
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