The City Council holds public hearings as required by law for specific legislative items on the agenda, as well as a monthly Speak to Council session.  These meetings are open to the public in order to allow an opportunity for constituents to voice their opinions, ideas, concerns or support for either legislation that the Council will be voting on that month, or any other issue that may be affecting the community.

For the month of October, public hearings will be held for the following pieces of legislation:

The City Council holds public hearings as required by law for specific legislative items on the agenda, as well as a monthly Speak to Council session.  These meetings are open to the public in order to allow an opportunity for constituents to voice their opinions, ideas, concerns or support for either legislation that the Council will be voting on that month, or any other issue that may be affecting the community.

For the month of September, a public hearing will be held for the following piece of legislation:

The City Council holds public hearings as required by law for specific legislative items on the agenda, as well as a monthly Speak to Council session.  These meetings are open to the public in order to allow an opportunity for constituents to voice their opinions, ideas, concerns or support for either legislation that the Council will be voting on that month, or any other issues that may be affecting the community.

There are no public hearings scheduled for the month of August.

Rochester City Hall is located at 30 Church St. 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.   

** Please Note: This meeting was rescheduled from Nov. 19 to Nov. 26.  The start time for this meeting will be 5:30 p.m. **

The nine members of the Rochester City Council hold a monthly City Council Meeting to vote on proposed legislation.  These meetings are generally held on Tuesday evenings, beginning at 6:00 p.m.  The Nov. 26th City Council Meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m.

Committee members meet over the course of two days to discuss and vote on the proposed legislation, as well as hear presentations from the Administration or outside entities and stakeholders. The Committee Agendas will be posted online by the Clerk's Office.

Budget, Finance & Governance - 4:00pm
Public Safety - 4:30pm

City Council Committees meet over the course of two days, generally on the 2^nd Wednesday and Thursday of each month. The primary function of these committees is to review all proposed legislation and to recommend adoption, consideration, or rejection by the entire Council, either as written or with amendments.  During these meetings, the Council will sometimes hear presentations from the Administration and/or outside entities and stakeholders on various topics impacting the community.

Committee members meet over the course of two days to discuss and vote on the proposed legislation, as well as hear presentations from the Administration or outside entities and stakeholders. The Committee Agendas will be posted online by the Clerk's Office.

Neighborhoods, Jobs & Housing - 4:00pm
People, Parks and Public Works - 4:30pm

City Council Committees meet over the course of two days, generally on the 2^nd Wednesday and Thursday of each month. The primary function of these committees is to review all proposed legislation and to recommend adoption, consideration, or rejection by the entire Council, either as written or with amendments.  During these meetings, the Council will sometimes hear presentations from the Administration and/or outside entities and stakeholders on various topics impacting the community.

City Council Committees meet over the course of two days, generally on the 2^nd Wednesday and Thursday of each month. The primary function of these committees is to review all proposed legislation and to recommend adoption, consideration, or rejection by the entire Council, either as written or with amendments.  During these meetings, the Council will sometimes hear presentations from the Administration and/or outside entities and stakeholders on various topics impacting the community.