How to Engage the City Commission

Participating in the Public Comment portion of a Public Meeting:

When talking at City Commission remember these 5 things:


1. You only have 3 minutes
2. Be direct with your point
3. Be nice, not a jerk
4. The Commissioners cannot respond to you
5. Use existing policy to support your position

Sending an Email:

You can email your position to the city Commission before the meeting to.

Send the email to cityclerk@grcity.us with “Public Comment on Topic you want

BCC: mayor@grcity.us and your Commissioners- find them here!

To Find the Schedule and Agenda go to this webpage: City-Commission Meeting Schedules and Agendas

Then click the green button to go to the portal that the city uses to organize the meeting and related documents.

Then you scroll down to the meeting that you are looking for information on.