The
City Council holds public hearings as required 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.
Public
Hearings and Speak to Council sessions take
place in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 30 Church Street, Room 302-A,
generally on the 3rd Thursday of the month, beginning at 6:00 p.m.
For the month of January, public hearings
will be held for the following pieces of legislation:
Introductory No. 19 – Authorizing a change in traffic flow
and pavement width changes for the 2024 State Touring Route Milling &
Resurfacing Project
Introductory No. 24 – Accepting land donation and amending
the Official Map to dedicate the donated land for street purposes and to rename
existing streets for the Strong Museum Neighborhood of Play
Introductory No. 27 – Amending the Official Map by
abandoning a portion of the River Street right-of-way
Any person wishing to speak on any
of these three matters may do so during the public hearing. Advance sign-up to speak at public hearings
is not required.
Copies of these introductory items
can be found in the City Council Proposed Legislation on the City’s website at:
https://www.cityofrochester.gov/councilproceedings/.
The Speak to Council session will begin immediately following the
conclusion of the public hearings.
Advance sign up is required for
citizens who wish to address the Council during the Speak to Council
session. All persons desiring to speak must signup no later than 4:30 p.m. on the day of the Speak to Council
session.
Constituents can register to speak
by calling (585) 428-7538. Dependent upon the total number of speakers, individuals
will be given a maximum of 3 minutes, or a minimum of 2 minutes, to share their
thoughts.
For more information on how to
participate in the public hearings or Speak to Council sessions, please go to
the Public Meeting Access page on the City’s website: www.cityofrochester.gov/publicmeetings .
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