How to speak at a Baytown City Council meeting

Anyone can address Baytown City Council. Here's how it works, based on the City of Baytown's official meeting information.

When and where

• Regular meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
• Location: Council Chamber, 2401 Market Street, Baytown.
• Meetings are broadcast on Government Access Channel 16.

How to sign up to speak

You can speak on any agenda item or during the Citizens' Comments part of the meeting. You must submit a request before the posted meeting time, either by:

• emailing the City Clerk, or
• signing the list in the foyer outside the chamber.

Your request needs your name, address and phone number, plus the agenda item number if you're speaking on a specific item.

One rule to know

Under the Texas Open Meetings Act, the council can't discuss or act on subjects that weren't posted on the agenda. If you bring up something new during citizens' comments, council members generally can't debate it that night — but it can be referred to city staff or placed on a future agenda.

Agendas and recordings

• Agendas are posted at least 3 business days ahead, except in authorized emergencies.
• Full agenda packets, with supporting documents for each item, are on the city's meeting portal.
• Recordings are available within 24 hours after a meeting and stay online for at least 365 days.

See upcoming dates on our meeting calendar.

Sources

• City of Baytown: Public Meetings & Agenda Packets
• City of Baytown meeting portal