REQUEST TO SPEAK BEFORE THE CULLMAN CITY COUNCIL

2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATES
(Dates subject to change. Contact us to verify meeting date.)

RULES OF PROCEDURE (Article III – Council Meeting – Code of Cullman, AL):

Public comment from citizens and other elected officials. Citizens and other elected officials who wish to be heard by the council shall be afforded such opportunity during the portion of the meeting so designated. The comment shall conform to the requirements of decorum and order that apply to the members of the council and the president shall take whatever steps are necessary (including the removal of any citizen or other elected official) to preserve such decorum and order. Comments shall be addressed to the city council and shall not include any personal or other comments addressed at any member of the city council or city’s employee[s]. There shall be no debate and no action by the city council during this portion of the agenda. [Sec. 2-85 (b)]

Individual speakers are required to adhere to a three-minute time limit when speaking on issues scheduled for public hearing. The president or the council may, by majority vote, either extend or reduce time limits based on the number of speakers. The comment shall conform to the requirements of decorum and order that apply to the members of the council and the president shall take whatever steps are necessary (including the removal of any citizen or other elected official) to preserve such decorum and order. Comments shall be addressed to the city council and shall not include any personal or other comments addressed at any member of the city council or city’s employees. [Sec. 2-85 (d)]

No person, not a member of the council, shall be allowed to address the same while in session without permission of the presiding officer. [Sec. 2-85]

Please direct any questions to the Office of the City Clerk.

Please use the form below to request to speak at a City Council meeting.  (Please read the above Rules of Procedure before completing this request.)