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I Want to Participate in My Community
How do I find out what is happening and how can I be involved?
  

How can I learn about Rockville?

Visit the City of Rockville website.

Watch Rockville Channel 11.
Meetings air live on cable channel 11 and available on demand on the City’s Web site. The following meetings are aired live:

  • Mayor and Council meetings: most Monday evenings (except August) at 7 p.m.
  • Planning Commission meetings: the second and fourth Wednesday of each month
  • Historic District Commission meetings: third Thursday of each month

Read Rockville Reports.
This newsletter is delivered to each Rockville address 10 times each year. Call 240-314-5000 to have an additional copy sent to you or read it online on the City’s Web site.

Attend Rockville University.
A free, six-week citizen awareness program, Rockville University teaches Rockville residents about the city’s history, its government and its neighborhoods. Call the Neighborhood Resources Division at 240-314-8340 for information.

How can I have my voice or opinion heard?

Contact the Mayor and Council.
By e-mail: mayorcouncil@rockvillemd.gov
By mail: 111 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850
By phone: 240-314-8280

Speak at Citizens Forum.
Held during most Mayor and Council meetings, residents may speak for up to three minutes. Priority
is given to speakers who sign up in advance by calling the City Clerk’s Office at 240-314-8280 by 4 p.m. on the day of the meeting.

Meet with the Mayor or a council member.
Drop-in times are held once a month on Monday evening prior to the Mayor and Council meeting from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Call the City Clerk’s Office at 240-314-8280 to sign up.

Testify at a public hearing.
Public hearings are held during regular Mayor and Council meetings and are topic specific. To speak, call the City Clerk’s Office at 240-314-8280 by 4 p.m. on the date of the hearing. Individuals are allowed three minutes to speak, and persons representing organizations are allowed five minutes.

Written testimony can be e-mailed to cityclerk@rockvillemd.gov or mailed to City Clerk’s Office, 111 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850.

Make a request; report a problem or comment on City services.
Contact the Citizen Service Request Coordinator by e-mail at csr@rockvillemd.gov; by phone at 240-314-8139 or by mail at City Manager’s Office, 111 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850.

Attend public meetings.
The City sponsors public meetings to gather input from Rockville residents. Check the Web site for meetings in your area.

How can I learn about my neighborhood?

Contact the Neighborhood Resources Division at 240-314-8340.

  • Find out which civic association is closest to your home and what is happening in your neighborhood.
  • Sign up for the electronic newsletter.

Attend a neighborhood meeting.
Contact your local civic association for meeting times and dates.

Attend public meetings.
Look on the City’s Web site, in Rockville Reports or in the weekly e-newsletter, This Week in Rockville, to find out it if public meetings will be held in your area.

How can I help improve our community?

Apply to be on a City Board or Commission.
Learn about vacancies or obtain an application from the City Clerk’s Office at cityclerk@rockvillemd.gov, 240-314-8280 or 111 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850.

Volunteer with the Recreation and Parks Department.
Contact the Recreation and Parks Department at 240-314-8620 or 111 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850.

Volunteer with the Community Services Division.
Contact the Community Services Division at 240-314-8310 or 30 Courthouse Square, Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20850.

Contact information at a glance

Main number and address:
240-314-5000
Rockville City Hall
111 Maryland Ave.
Rockville, MD 20850

Mayor and Council:
240-314-8280
mayorcouncil@rockvillemd.gov

City Manager:
240-314-8100
citymanager@rockvillemd.gov

City Clerk:
240-314-8280
cityclerk@rockvillemd.gov

Citizen service request:
240-314-8130
csr@rockvillemd.gov

Neighborhood Resources Division:
240-314-8340
hcordero@rockvillemd.gov