The City Council takes comments both during meetings (orally) and before meetings (in writing). View information about how to speak before the City Council here.
Written comments must be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the meeting to enable staff to compile and distribute written comments to the City Council. Written comments received after this deadline will not be made part of the official record of that meeting.
To submit written comments please email cityclerk@cityoftacoma.org twenty-four (24) hours before the City Council business meeting, study session, Committee of the Whole, or standing committee meetings. Please let us know which meeting your comment is for (City Council regular meeting, Community/Virtual Forum, study session, Committee of the Whole, or standing committee). Written comments may also be submitted to the Clerk at a meeting; please provide 10 copies.
Comments will be compiled and sent to the City Council, posted online as listed below, and added to the meeting record:
Please note that the posted comments are not edited and will include all content and information submitted, which, for comments submitted as email, will include the email address from which it was sent.
Learn about how to appear before the City Council, including providing oral comments, here.