Georgetown Texas Government

Speaking at a Public Meeting

The Georgetown Mayor, City Council, and Board and Commission members encourage and welcome comments from the public.

Please Note: To minimize disturbances and distractions, we request that:

  • private conversations occur outside the Council Chamber,
  • audible cell phones and pagers be turned off, and
  • if lobby doors are closed, please enter and exit quietly.

Persons who disrupt the meeting by not adhering to the rules may be asked to leave. Inappropriate language (i.e. cursing) and behavior will not be tolerated.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact the City Secretary’s Office at cs@georgetown.org or 512-930-3651.

City Council: To speak on an item that is on the agenda

If you wish to speak on a posted agenda item, please fill out the Citizen Comment Form here. This form will also be available at the City Council meeting. Submit this form to the City Secretary on the dais prior to the discussion of the item of interest to you. Your form will be given to the Mayor, and you will be recognized at the appropriate time.

When addressing the Council, please speak directly into the microphone at the podium. State your name and your residence address before beginning your presentation. To accommodate all speakers, resident comments are limited to three minutes. If another speaker wishes to yield their time to you, a total of six minutes will be allotted for your comments. Please make sure the speaker’s form indicates to whom the time is being yielded.

If you are going to bring any printed information you want to share with the City Council, please provide at least 10 copies to the City Secretary for distribution on the dais. Please provide any digital presentations prior to the meeting via thumb drive to the City’s Information Technology staff, who will be seated in the press box at the front of the room.

City Council: To speak on an item that is not on the agenda

To address City Council regarding any ideas, issues, or concerns you may have that are not on the agenda, please fill out the Request to Address Council form here. This form must be submitted to the City Secretary prior to the production of the agenda, including the specific item to be discussed, for the agenda posting. The deadline for submitting your request is noon on the prior to the Tuesday Council meeting. Please contact the City Secretary’s Office if you have any questions or for more information at 512-930-3651.

When addressing the Council, please speak directly into the microphone at the podium. State your name and your residence address before beginning your presentation. To accommodate all speakers, residents comments are limited to three minutes. If another speaker wishes to yield their time to you, a total of six minutes will be allotted for your comments. Please make sure that the speaker’s form indicates to whom the time is being yielded.

If you are going to bring any printed information you want to share with the City Council, please provide the information to the City Secretary at the time of filing the request. Please email any digital presentations no later than one day prior to the meeting to the City Secretary.

Boards and Commissions: To speak on an item that is not on the agenda

To address an Advisory Board on a posted item, complete the Request to Address Bd or Comm for a posted item half sheet and return it to the Board Liaison prior to the discussion of the item at the Advisory Board meeting. These forms are also provided to you at the Advisory Board meeting.

If you would like to address the Advisory Board regarding an issue that is not posted on the agenda, please fill out the Request to Address the Bd or Comm for a non-posted item and submit it to the Board Liaison no later than one week prior to the Advisory Board meeting.

To find the Board Liaison’s contact information, please click on the Advisory Board Details Tab that is of interest to you on our Boards and Commissions portal.

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