ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION WHILE MAINTAINING SOCIAL
DISTANCE
City offers a variety of remote viewing and
participation options for residents
Glendale City Council Meetings have been closed to the public during the
COVID-19 pandemic, however, the public can remain involved. The City of Glendale has taken
steps to ensure that the public can still participate in the local government process while following
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
Members of the public are encouraged to watch the meetings live on one of a variety of remote viewing platforms.
HOW TO WATCH OR LISTEN TO THE MEETING
Ways to watch online:
Facebook Live (
www.facebook.com/GlendaleAZ) will host Council Meetings live on the Facebook mobile app, website and on Facebook's smart TV applications. Following the meetings, video recordings, as well as meeting highlight videos in both English and Spanish, can be found in the City of Glendale's Facebook video library.
These meetings will also be broadcast live and then stored on the Glendale YouTube Channel:
www.youtube.com/c/GlendaleArizona
.
Live meeting highlights can be found on the City of Glendale Twitter account, which is located at
twitter.com/GlendaleAZ.
Videos of these public meetings are also archived on the Glendale website the following day. Find them here:
www.glendaleaz.com/.
How to watch on television:
Community members with access to the Glendale Channel 11 television station can view meetings live and on rerun. For more information on Channel 11 visit,
www.glendaleaz.com/your_government/connect/glendale_11.
How to listen live:
Residents can also choose to call in and listen to the meeting live by following these steps:
1. Dial 602.666.0783.
2. Enter the Meeting ID (626560611).
3. Enter the Attendee ID (press the "#" button).
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
The community can email comments:
To submit comments on a voting meeting agenda item, or to provide a general public comment for non-agenda items, please email
councilmeeting@glendaleaz.com. The deadline for submitting
comments is 4 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Please note, only emails received by that time will be considered and included in the record.
The Clerk will read the first five minutes of each written comment for agenda items, and the first three minutes of each written comment for general public comments on items not on the agenda.
The community can submit recorded comments:
Residents can submit recorded voting meeting agenda item comments and general public comments
by calling 623.930.4530. Commenters should leave a voicemail recording of their comments which
will be played at the meeting. The deadline for submitting comments is 4 p.m. on the day of the
meeting. Please note, only voicemails received by that time will be considered and included in the
record.
The Clerk will play the first five minutes of comments for agenda items, and the first three minutes of comments for general public comments on items not on the agenda.
The community can receive a call back for live comment during public hearings:
For agenda items which require a public hearing, members of the public can receive a call back on the phone during the time that specific item is being reviewed so that live comments can be made to the Council. To participate in this service, please call 623.930.4530 and follow the prompts. The deadline for this request, by leaving a message, is 4 p.m. on the day of the meeting.
If you have any questions, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 623.930.2252, option 1.
Stay up-to-date during the COVID-19 pandemic. As new services or features become available, the process for participating in Glendale City Council Meetings is subject to change. For meeting specific information and the most up-to-date instructions about participating in public meetings visit
www.glendaleaz.com/public_meetings.
For more information on the City of Glendale's response to the COVID-19 pandemic visit
www.glendaleaz.com/coronavirus.
