Procedures for Addressing City Council
City Council encourages your participation in
the Council meeting and in your City government.
The guidelines below will help you prepare for the meeting.
Items Not on the City Council Agenda:
The City Council offers the public an
opportunity to bring topics and issues to Council’s attention. It
is called the “Call to the Public”. Each regular City Council
meeting the Council reserves 30 minutes at the beginning for
public concerns. Individuals who would like to address the
Council must sign up to do so by 9:00 a.m. on the morning of the
Council meeting, using the following form . You may fill out
the form in person or you may e-mail or fax it to the Municipal
Clerk’s office. You may submit it to us in advance of the meeting
date or you may sign up that date in person at the table outside
Council Chambers. The time limit on each speaker is between 3 and
5 minutes, depending on the number of speakers who sign up for the
Call to the Public.
City Clerk Fax 915-541-4306
City Clerk E-mail: cityclerk@elpasotexas.gov
Items on the Consent Agenda
The City Council offers members of the public
the opportunity to ask questions about items on the Consent
Agenda. On the day of the meeting by 9 a.m., persons wishing to
ask questions may sign up by 9:00 a.m. on the Consent Agenda
Question Sign Up Sheet located at the Municipal Clerk’s table
outside the Council chambers. The City Clerk also will accept
e-mail or fax requests in advance of the meeting date.
Members of the public may not move an item to
the Regular agenda for discussion unless the Mayor Pro Tempore
approves or if a Council member requests the move to the Regular
Agenda.
Items on the Regular Agenda
City Council encourages members of the
public to address items on the Regular Agenda posted for
discussion and action. On the day of the meeting by 9:00 a.m.,
persons wishing to speak may signup at the Municipal Clerk table
outside the Council chambers. The City Clerk also will accept
e-mail or faxed requests in advance of the meeting. Speakers will
be limited to 3 minutes each.
The City Manager’s Information Briefing is
not an item on which there will be discussion and action by
Council. It is meant only to brief the Council on upcoming issues
and events to be considered for action by Council at a later date.
Therefore, as standard practice, members of the public will not be
allowed to address the Council on this informational briefing.
Please call the Municipal Clerk’s Office at
541-4127 if we may assist you in participating in the City Council
meetings.
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