Making an In-Person Public Comment at An Upcoming Council Meeting

Council welcomes public comments at each regularly scheduled Monday evening Council meeting. 

If you are interested in speaking at a Cleveland City Council, please read the revised rules and procedures for public comments and fill out the online form below. 

Submitting a Registration to Speak

Anyone who is interested in addressing Cleveland City Council at a public meeting must register with City Council prior to that meeting.

Registrations may be submitted:

  • By using the online form below
  • In person at Cleveland City Hall, Room 220, 601 Lakeside Avenue NE. Paper forms are available to register.
  • By downloading this form, filling it out, and emailing it to publiccomment@clevelandcitycouncil.gov or dropping it off at Council offices.

Registration Periods

Registrations will ONLY be accepted between Noon on Wednesday and 2:00 pm on the same day as a regularly scheduled Monday evening Council Meeting.

Council allows no more than 10 people to comment at its regularly scheduled Monday night meetings. Registration will close as soon as the first 10 people sign up. Each registrant will be allotted 3 minutes to speak.

Registrations will only be accepted for making comments at the next regular meeting; registrations for any future meeting will not be accepted until the Wednesday before the meeting. Early, incomplete, or false registrations will be rejected.

Notice of Registration

If your registration is successful, you will be notified by email or phone.

Accommodations

If you need assistance due to a language barrier or disability, please let us know at least three (3) days in advance by going here to make a request.

Attending Council Meetings

Cleveland City Council meetings are held in the Council Chamber on the second floor of Cleveland City Hall, 601 Lakeside Avenue, East.

Visitors may park for free at the upper lot behind City Hall after 5:00 pm on days when Council is meeting.

Public Record

Please remember that all registration information and public comments are public records and can be subject to public record requests.

Decorum

Cleveland City Council must maintain orderly, efficient, and productive meetings to ensure the important business of city government is completed. Council has developed a set of rules and procedures that allow the public to be heard in a fair and orderly manner. These rules and procedures apply to all speakers, and Council does not discriminate based on the speaker's identity or viewpoint or the content of the speech. Please read Council's revised rules and procedures for public comments before you register and before you appear before City Council.

Please note: Anyone attending a Cleveland City Council meeting is prohibited from engaging in any action or behavior that substantially interrupts, delays, or disturbs the due conduct of the proceedings of the Council; such conduct includes but is not limited to: handclapping, stomping of feet, whistling, making other loud noises, yelling, or similar demonstrations.  Any person who violates any of the above may be immediately removed from the Council Chamber.

Rules for Speakers
  • Speakers may not yield their time to other speakers.
  • Speakers shall only address the topic they registered to speak about.
  • Speakers' comments shall not be frivolous or repetitive.
  • Speakers shall not use language that is obscene or likely to produce imminent unlawful action. 
  • Speakers shall address all comments to the presiding officer.
Prohibited Items
  • Signs, posters, banners, placards, or similar items
  • Food and drink

 

To sign up to comment in person or online, please scroll down.

Make a Comment In Person at a Council Meeting

To sign up to speak during the registration period (Noon Wednesday through 2:00 pm Monday before Council Meetings) click this button.

You will be notified by email or phone if you are one of the ten people who will speak.


Make a Comment Online

If you would rather submit your comments in writing, please fill out the form below. 

Written public comments will be published on this page and delivered to all Councilmembers before the next full Council Meeting after they have been submitted.


Public Comments

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WCSB
WCSB must be given back to the students. I have been a part of the listener community for over 15 years. This station and shaped the artistic and creative culture in Cleveland for nearly 50 years. It is truly a gem of this city and is irreplaceable. Please vote to give the station back to the students.
Nicholas Snyder
Cleveland Browns and mayor Bibb
Has anyone asked Mr. Bibb how much his handshake deal is with the Haslam’s? He sure seemed to flip very quickly to the “we have much more important city business than worrying about the Browns moving down the street.”
Don Thames
City Firehouse conditions
I'm commenting on the unbelievable conditions our fire fighters and EMT personnel have to deal with. Fire houses that are downright unhealthy for those employees to put up with! Yes, these fire fighters and EMT personnel took an oath to serve and protect our communities, but they shouldn't have to live in fire houses that are falling apart and unhealthy!! Thank You!
Diana Parkison
Handicap parking
WHY IS THERE NO HANDICAP PARKING IN LITTLE ITALY, THEY ARE SO FAR AWAY FROM THE RESTAURANTS. ONLY VALET PARKING. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS
Vic
HIV/AIDS Emergency Preparedness
We are in great need of regional resources to support HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention. Cuyahoga County has a higher prevalence of HIV/AIDS, based on 2022 data, than the state of Ohio as well as the national average. https://www.countyhealthrankings.org/health-data/population-health-and-well-being/quality-of-life/physical-health/hiv-prevalence?year=2025&county=39035

We need the ability to care for our citizens in the event of an emergency impacting the provision of HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention. As citizens face cuts to Medicaid, health center shutdowns, and other symptoms of a federal administration that devalues the health of citizens, it's imperative that we invest in a regional HIV/AIDS Emergency Preparedness Plan. As a health provider in the area, I know this plan will benefit countless individuals, their families, and communities.
Maia Delegal
Regional HIV/AIDS plan
Hello Cleveland City Council,

My name is Dr. Austin Hopkins and I write to you in support of a Regional HIV/AIDS emergency preparedness plan. As a pharmacist specializing in HIV treatment and prevention, I know how imperative it is to have planning in place to take care of a vulnerable population. From testing for HIV, having the ability to rapidly initiate treatment, and continuing to educate the public about the awareness of HIV’s presence. All of these risk-reducive measures are going to help save the healthcare system money as well as promote community benefits by reducing the likelihood of new infections and preventing long term negative complications associated with those unable to receive care.

Even preventing one case saves hundreds of thousands of dollars to existing programs and so part of this planning has to consider the present efforts to impact everyone who is eligible for PrEP (Pre-exposure Prophylaxis), medication that when taken can prevent someone from acquiring HIV if exposed to it.

By keeping those living with HIV, virally suppressed, they can’t transmit the virus to someone who isn’t living with HIV, this not only will save lives, but extend them and in the process cut down on the burden on our community. Being virally suppressed means more stability in those living with HIV, less visits to the ER, lesser chance of hospitalization, and less long term complications.

In summary, having a Regional HIV/AID emergency preparedness plan will be a measure that will not only impact those living with HIV, but those who’re not living with HIV.The amount putting into this plan will financially benefit the community by reducing the overall healthcare costs (to the tune of millions) and burden to the healthcare system by preventing new cases of HIV as well as virally suppressing those living with HIV. I implore the members of the Council to be in favor of this plan as stigma will not fix this problem, compassion, understanding, and empathy will. I’ve seen this myself in the patients I take care of on a daily basis. In this moment of need, consider being looked up upon rather than take this as an opportunity to look down on others.

Thank you for you consideration,

Dr. Austin Hopkins, PharmD, RPh, AAHIVP
Dr. Austin Hopkins
Indycar
Please bring Indycar to Cleveland
Jim Buchanan
Urban Forestry
I had 2 trees in the ravine behind my property be marked for removal by Urban Foresty 6/27/25, this was after I called the office and director after my street, and property were hit hard by the storms on 6/18/25. I called to follow up on 8/29/25 and was told my work order was sent to the Vacant Lots department and that it would be 12-18 months before the trees were removed! Vacant Lots told me my trees were rated a 4, lowest priority because they weren't in danger of falling on a house. These trees are dead and are covered with Asian Lantern Flies. Large limbs are falling constantly. When I asked what happens when one of the trees falls on my fence or my shed I was told I could submit a form to legal. And if they fall on my property forestry it will then go back to forestry! Forestry was in my neighbor's yard 6 weeks ago cleaning up the emergency storm damage from Ravine trees that crushed his garage and devastated his yard. What mismanagement of money is this when the trees I have marked are 50 feet away and the equipment needed was already there?! It took Foresty 6 weeks to remove logs from the neighbor's tree lawn and then they had to be called back to clean up the mess they made. It took 6 weeks for my treelawn repair to be completed after the treelawn tree uprooted and fell on my house. Where are all my property tax dollars going? It's certainly not to keep my property maintained. My councilwoman's office told me the city is trying to get the Metroparks to take over the ravine so it will be maintained. Maybe one day we will live in the Cleveland Metroparks instead of the City of Cleveland. They know how to maintain their property.
Jill White
Quality of Life
Can we please cancel the air show next year? The pilots roll into town, act disrespectful the whole time and the pretend to be heroes.
We already get taxed for their paychecks, and all they do is peacock around, making a whole lot of noise and the entire city smell like fumes. No one even attends the actual event because you can hear and smell them from Michigan!
Carlyle Addy
Gallagher school bell
I pay 7k a year in property taxes and can’t even enjoy sleeping due to the very loud and absurd school bell which isn’t necessary at all and for it to be played for 5 mins straight back to back if it doesn’t change I will sell my house and leave.
Flo