Persons wishing to speak during the August 25 City Council meeting must sign up in advance using this online form or by calling the Clerk’s office at 828-259-5900, no later than Noon on August 24, to add their names to the list of speakers.

In order to be added to the list of speakers, an individual must provide all information requested below.

The production team will use the “phone number the caller will use to listen to the meeting live and join the speaker queue” to manage the speaker queue.

The alternative form of contact will be used to distribute instructions before the meeting and provide technical assistance during the meeting if needed.  

Each speaker is allotted 3 minutes to speak for up to one hour for each agenda item.  The Mayor, or presiding officer may, in their discretion, increase or decrease this time allocation depending on the number of speakers signed up.  A speaker may speak only if they have signed up to speak in accordance with these procedures.  

The Clerk will deliver the list of those persons who signed up to speak to the Mayor or presiding officer before the beginning of the meeting.  The speakers will be called upon in the order the requests were received by the Clerk.

In order for the speakers to have an idea of where they fall in the caller queue and when they might expect a call, the speaker list (name only) will be posted to the City of Asheville Public Engagement Hub at https://publicinput.com/S7021 at 12:00 Noon the day of the meeting.

For more information regarding the August 25 City Council meeting and various ways to participate, please visit the Engagement page: https://publicinput.com/S7021

IMPORTANT - the email address you enter below will be used to send you detailed instructions prior to the meeting. Please verify that your address is correct. If you do not have an email address please call the City Clerk’s office at 828-259-5900, no later than Noon on August 24.