The City Council encourages community members to participate in City government and to attend Council meetings. Oral presentations during public hearings and the Public Comment portion of the agenda, written communications and oral requests are available methods for expressing your opinions and suggestions.

If you want to present a matter to the City Council, please notify the City Clerk at 831.646.3935 or by email.

How to participate in Council Meetings:

• Citizens may speak on any item under public discussion by the City Council after receiving recognition by the Mayor.
  
• Citizens also have an opportunity to speak during the Public Comments portions of the agenda for three minutes on any topic not on the agenda.
  
• In all cases, the speaker must step to the microphone directly in front of the Council and, after receiving recognition from the Mayor, state name and address for the record.
  
• All remarks should be directed to the Council as a body rather than to any particular Council Member or any member of the staff or audience.
  
• Whenever a group wishes to address the Council on the same subject, the Mayor will request that a spokesperson be chosen by the group.
  
• Applauding or other displays of approval or disapproval are inappropriate during City Council meetings.