City Council Meeting Speaker Card Request Form

Please use the online Speaker Card Form below to submit a written public comment to the City Council. Written comments are not read during the Council meeting. Comments are sent to Council Members ahead of the meeting they were submitted for, are entered into the public records, and available upon request.

Please note that the form becomes available when there is an upcoming meeting. If you would like to submit a comment outside of this window email: CityClerk@antiochca.gov. Call the City Clerk’s Office at 925-779-7008 if you have questions or concerns.

SPEAKERS’ RULES

Members of the public seeking to observe the meeting may do so at https://www.antiochca.gov/live_stream, on Comcast Channel 24, or AT&T U-Verse Channel 99.

Members of the public wishing to provide public comment may do so in the following ways :

1. WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT: Fill out an online speaker card by 3:00 p.m. the day of the Council Meeting located at: https://www.antiochca.gov/speaker_card

2. Email comments to cityclerk@antiochca.gov by 3:00 p.m. the day of the Council Meeting. The comment will be read into the record at the meeting (350 words maximum, up to 3 minutes, at the discretion of the Mayor). IMPORTANT: Identify the agenda item in the subject line of your email if the comment is for Announcement of Community Events, Public Comment, or a specific Agenda Item number. No one may speak more than once on an agenda item or during “Public Comments”. All emails received by 3:00 p.m. the day of the Council Meeting will be entered into the record for the meeting.

3. IN PERSON: Fill out a Speaker Request form, located at the entrance of the Council Chambers and place the form in the tray near the City Clerk before the Council Meeting begins. Speakers will be notified shortly before they are called to speak. When called to speak, please limit your comments to the allotted (up to 3 minutes, at the discretion of the Mayor).

If the Council meeting appears to be going late, the City Council may decide to continue some items until a subsequent meeting.  We will try to make this determination around 10:00 p.m.  It is the goal of the City Council to stop discussing agenda items no later than 11:00 p.m.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and California law, it is the policy of the City of Antioch to offer its public programs, services and meetings in a manner that is readily accessible to everyone, including individuals with disabilities. If you are a person with a disability and require information or materials in an appropriate alternative format; or if you require any other accommodation, please contact the ADA Coordinator at the number or address below at least 72 hours prior to the meeting or when you desire to receive services. Advance notification within this guideline will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility. The City’s ADA Coordinator can be reached @ Phone: (925) 779-6950, and e-mail:   publicworks@antiochca.gov.