Citizen Comments at Council Meetings

Forms for Speaking During City Council Meetings

  1. City Council Citizen Comment Sign Up Form (PDF)
  2. City Council Public Hearing Sign Up (PDF)

UPDATED
ONLINE/IN-PERSON MEETING PROCEDURES FOR CITIZEN COMMENTS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS


The City of San Marcos offers various ways for citizens to “attend” public meetings and offer comments: online and in-person.

Citizen comment:
Persons wishing to “speak” during the citizen comment period of a public meeting may do so by one of the methods below:

  • Send written comments which will be submitted to Council for their review; or
  • Request a link (or call-in number) to join in the citizen comment portion of the virtual meeting; or
  • Sign up to speak in person 

Citizens wishing to speak during citizen comment must email citizencomment@sanmarcostx.gov beginning the day prior to the meeting until 12:00pm the day of the meeting. All persons that register for the online option will receive a confirmation email with a link and call in number to participate remotely. YOU MAY PARTICIPATE BY PHONE, by calling in to the number provided. A computer is not required. 

All persons that register to speak in person will be provided a confirmation email with the order in which you are signed up to speak.

Citizen Comment is limited to the first 10 sign-ups

Public Hearings:
 Persons wishing to participate in any public hearing item listed on the agenda may do so as follows:

  • Send written comments which will be submitted to Council for their review; or
  • Request a link (or call-in number) to join in the public hearing portion of the online meeting; or
  • Sign up to speak in person; or
  • Show up in the Council Chambers to speak during the Public Hearing Item (no sign-up is required with this option)

Citizens wishing to participate in the public hearing are encouraged to submit a request to citizencomment@sanmarcostx.gov beginning the day prior to the meeting until 12:00pm the day of the meeting. PLEASE INDICATE AGENDA NUMBER YOU WILL SIGN UP TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST. All persons that register for the online option will receive a confirmation email with a link and call in number to participate remotely. YOU MAY PARTICIPATE BY PHONE, by calling in to the number provided. A computer is not required. 

All persons that register to speak in person will be provided a confirmation email with the order in which you are signed up to speak. 

Comments, whether during public hearings or public comment periods, shall have a time limit of three minutes each.