Council Meetings

If City Staff are unable to address your situation or concerns, you can ask to speak to (appear before) Council. To appear you must be scheduled as a formal delegation, which can be requested through the:

Delegation Request Form 

Online Delegation Request Form.

Once you’ve provided the form, plus any background information you think necessary, you will receive written confirmation of your delegation (appearance) .

The agenda for Council meetings is set on the Wednesday prior to the meeting and you may be rescheduled depending on volume for that meeting. Once you’ve appeared before Council, your presentation will be brought forward at the next Council meeting for consideration.

Your presentation to Council must be:

• Five minutes or less, followed by questions or comments from Council Members
• Any written information for the agenda or your PowerPoint presentation must be received by the Monday before the Council meeting

• Comments at Council meetings should be directed to the Mayor or member of Council presiding at the meeting
• Introduce yourself - please clearly state your name and address before making your comments
• Be sure to speak into the microphone so your input can be clearly heard. Note that Council meetings are also recorded 
• The Mayor may be referred to as "Your Worship" or "Mayor Cumming", other Council members as "Councillor"
• Presentations are limited to 5 minutes
• Be aware that comments on some issues may be restricted by legal requirements or policy