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Participate in a Community Forum

Most Mayor and Council meetings include a community forum as part of the agenda. This time is set aside to hear from any community members who wish to address the Mayor and Council. Speakers are asked to keep their remarks to three minutes. Priority will be given to those who are speaking on an agenda item and those who have signed up in advance. Notice of upcoming Mayor and Council meetings will be posted at www.rockvillemd.gov/meetings.

Mayor and Council meetings are broadcast live on Rockville 11 (channel 11 on county cable systems), livestreamed at www.rockvillemd.gov/rockville11, and are available a day after each meeting at www.rockvillemd.gov/videoondemand. Community members are also welcome to watch meetings live in the Mayor and Council chambers at Rockville City Hall. If you require a reasonable accommodation, please complete the Reasonable Accommodation Request Form.

How to Participate

To participate in a community forum in person during the live Mayor and Council meeting, complete the Community Forum Participation Form below, or call the Office of the City Clerk/Director of Council Operations at 240-314-8280, by 10 a.m. on the day of the meeting. In-person participants may also sign up using the form at the entrance to the Mayor and Council chambers. In-person participants will be called upon to speak before virtual participants in the order they signed up. In-person participants who may need assistance with translation for a language other than English should complete the Community Forum Participation Form below, or call the Office of the City Clerk/Director of Council Operations at 240-314-8280, at least 3 business days prior to the meeting date (by the Wednesday before the Monday meeting).

To participate in a community forum virtually via computer, mobile device, or phone during the live Mayor and Council meeting, complete the Community Forum Participation Form below, or call the Office of the City Clerk/Director of Council Operations at 240-314-8280, by 10 a.m. on the day of the meeting. Virtual participants should join the meeting no later than 20 minutes before the meeting start time (by 6:10 p.m. for the usual meeting start time of 6:30 p.m.).

Virtual participants will be contacted on the day of the meeting via email by the Office of the City Clerk/Director of Council Operations to receive all the information needed to join the meeting by audio to share your comments. Read meeting tips and instructions for joining a Webex meeting by computer, mobile device, or phone, and conduct a Webex test to ensure Webex will work on your device.

To participate in a community forum via written testimony, complete the Community Forum Participation Form below, or mail your comments to the Office of the City Clerk/Director of Council Operations, Rockville City Hall, 111 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850, by 10 a.m. on the day of the meeting. Written comments received by 10 a.m. on the day of the meeting will be acknowledged by the Mayor and Council at the meeting and added to the agenda for public viewing at www.rockvillemd.gov/meetings. Written comments received after 10 a.m. on the day of the meeting will not be available to the Mayor and Council at the meeting but will be provided to the Mayor and Council at a later date.

Community Forum Participation Form

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Office of the City Clerk/Director of Council Operations
240-314-8280
cityclerk@rockvillemd.gov

Hours
Monday – Friday
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Address
Rockville City Hall
111 Maryland Ave.
Rockville, MD 20850