How to Testify Before City Council Meetings

There are several different ways of communicating with City Council. Council meetings are virtual, due to Covid, until further notice. 

Deliver an up-to-3-minute oral comment on a topic of your choice in the “Communications” segment of Portland City Council’s weekly meetings. The “communications” segment is the first item of each meeting, which begins at 9:30 a.m. The deadline for requesting a slot is noon on Tuesday for an available spot at the following week’s meeting. For example, to provide a “communication” at a March 9 meeting, submit your request to testify by noon on Tuesday March 1: fill out your request to the Council Clerk here. For questions, email the Council Clerk at councilclerk@portlandoregon.gov. Make sure to include your name, address, phone number, and a brief description of the subject you’ll be addressing. Note that a total of five communications are scheduled per week, and requesters are limited to one scheduled communication per calendar month.

Testify up to 3 minutes about an agenda item before City Council. You must sign up to testify in advance with the Council Clerk at cctestimony@portlandoregon.gov. Sign-ups are first-come, first-served. Remember to include your name, address, phone, and the issue you are addressing. For the record we also recommend sending your testimony in writing to the same email address just before or after you’ve testified.

Submit written testimony on a topic coming before City Council by emailing your testimony (we suggest keeping it within the written equivalent of a 3-minute-oral limit) to cctestimony@portlandoregon.gov.

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