Access to City Council Public Meetings

Use this page to gain access to Rochester City Council Public Meetings.

Rochester City Hall is located at 30 Church St. (map) Council Chambers is located in City Hall, Room 302-A and the Council Conference Room is located in City Hall, Room 208-A. Please visit the Council's YouTube page here to view livestreams of past meetings.

Links to relevant meeting information, including: attachments, where you can attend the meeting, and how to participate (if applicable) are below. A list of public meetings held since April 2020 is available here>>.

Date	Time	Meeting	Materials	Location
Tuesday, August 9^th	5:30PM	Police Accountability Board Update		City Hall 30 Church Street, Room 208A Rochester, New York 14614
Thursday, August 11^th	~~3:00PM~~	~~Confirmation Hearing – RPD Chief~~		RESCHEDULED
		Committee Meetings	Agenda Proposed Legislation Additional Proposed Legislation	Council Chambers 30 Church Street, 302A Rochester, New York 14614 Committee Meetings and Public Hearings are streamed on Facebook, YouTube, & City 12
	4:00PM	Finance
	4:05PM	Neighborhood & Business Development
	4:15PM	Parks & Public Works
	4:20PM	Public Safety
	4:25PM	Recreation & Human Services
	4:30PM	Committee of the Whole
	5:00PM	Public Hearings	Agenda
	5:15PM	Public Forum – Business Improvement District		NEW Council Chambers 30 Church Street, 302A Rochester, New York 14614
Monday, August 15^th	3:30PM	Confirmation Hearing – RPD Chief		Council Chambers 30 Church Street, 302A Rochester, New York 14614
Tuesday, August 16^th	6:30PM 7:30PM	Speak to Council Council Meeting	Council Meeting Agenda	Council Chambers 30 Church Street, 302A Rochester, New York 14614 City Council Meeting at 7:30PM is streamed on Facebook, YouTube, & City 12
Thursday, August 18^th	4:20PM	Work Session – Cannabis & Arts Policy		Location TBD*
Thursday, August 25^th	4:30PM	Work Session – NBD Quarterly Update		Location TBD*

Instructions to Access and Participate in Public Meetings

Any meetings where City Council is taking action on items (i.e. voting on resolutions or ordinances) are streamed live on City 12 TV, youtube.com/user/RochesterCityCouncil, and shared on facebook.com/RochesterCityCouncil.

To participate in the Thursday, August 11th Public Hearings - City Council Chambers at 5:00PM:  Anyone wishing to participate may sign up ahead of time, or simply join in-person

Attend in-person - the City Clerk will open the floor to comments at 5:00PM

Participants must include their first and last name, mailing address, phone number, and the Introductory Number they are commenting on
If you cannot attend in-person, you may share comments via email or mail. Please note, these comments will be shared with the Council but will not be read into the record during the Public Hearings
Email written comments directly to council@cityofrochester.gov 
Mail written comments directly to the City Council and Clerk's Office - Attn: August Public Hearings, Room 301A, 30 Church Street, Rochester, NY 14614 
Participants must include their first and last name, mailing address, phone number, and the Introductory Number they are commenting on

To participate in the Thursday, August 11th Public Forum on the Business Improvement District - City Council Chambers at 5:15PM

Participants must include their first and last name, mailing address, phone number, and the Introductory Number they are commenting on
If you cannot attend in-person, you may share comments via email or mail. Please note, these comments will be shared with the Council but will not be read into the record during the Public Hearings
Speakers can sign up by calling 585-428-7538 or emailing council@cityofrochester.gov
Participants must include their first and last name, mailing address, and phone number

To participate in the Tuesday, August 16th Speak to Council - City Council Chambers at 6:30PM: Anyone wishing to participate MUST sign up before 5:00PM on the day of the meeting

Speak to Council is an opportunity for the public to address the Council directly. Speakers are welcome to address a topic Council is voting on that month, or may comment on any topic they are interested in.
- Speak to Council sessions are held directly before the City Council Meeting, beginning at 6:30PM.
- Speakers will have either two minutes or three minutes to speak at the session.
  - If there are 20 or less speakers signed up to speak, each speaker will be allotted three minutes to speak.
  - If there are more than 20 speakers signed up to speak, time is reduced to two minutes to speak.
  - A staff member will time each speaker.
Speakers can sign up by calling 585-428-7538 or emailing council@cityofrochester.gov
If you cannot participant in person, you may share comments via email or mail. Please note, these comments will be shared with the Council but will not be read into the record during Speak to Council.
Participants must include their first and last name, mailing address, phone number, and the Introductory Number they are commenting on.

For more information, please call 585-428-7538 or 585-428-7421, or email council@cityofrochester.gov

Access to City Council Public Meetings

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