Please Sign Up Only If You Would Like To Speak

Note to the Public: Please read before completing form.

Requirements for public comment are outlined in the Rules of Order for the El Paso City Council.

Please refer to the item number on the agenda you wish to speak on, please see

https://elpasotexas.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx

Public Hearings/Agenda Items

Any member of the public shall have a reasonable opportunity to be heard at all public hearings of the City Council in regard to any and all matters to be considered at such hearings that are germane and relative to any subject matter of City affairs or business which is within the scope of the authority and legislative functions of the City Council.

Sign Up Process

Members of the public wishing to ask a question regarding an item posted on the consent agenda or to speak regarding an item posted on the regular agenda must sign up prior to 9:00 a.m. on the day of the City Council meeting.

Any person signing up to provide comment must provide their name, address, phone number, and identify the agenda item(s) numbers they wish to comment on.

Participation Rules

Members of the public will usually be granted three (3) minutes to present their position on issues. You may NOT grant your time to another nor may you purport to speak for another who is not present at the meeting.

All persons in attendance are expected to display civility and decorum that is respectful to other persons, without the use of insulting, profane, threatening, or abusive language. Public comment will not be used for personal attacks. Nor may any member of the public use this forum for political statements or campaigning.

Members of the public should address their questions to the Council, not to the staff. Council may in turn ask staff to provide input.

Presentations

A document camera and projection system ("Overhead Projector") is available for use for public comment on posted items and call to the public.

In order to ensure cyber security, members of the public are prohibited from sending or utilizing presentations in any electronic format, including but not limited to email, and from using a Universal Serial Bus (USB) compact disk (CD) or digital versatile disk (DVD) for public comment and call to the public.

Members of the public shall submit a printed document(s) and/or presentation they wish to display on the Overhead Projector to the City Clerk no later than close of business on the previous City business day before the meeting date.

Any document that contains insulting, profane, threatening or abusive language, nudity, or campaign material will be rejected. City Staff will assist members of the public in using the Overhead Projector during the meeting.

Interpretation Services

If you need Spanish Interpretation Services, please email CityClerk@elpasotexas.gov at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting.

If you have any questions, please contact the City Clerk's Office at (915) 212-0049 or cityclerk@elpasotexas.gov.