Speak at Council Meetings

Council Meetings

Council meetings are held at 7:00pm on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month in Council Chambers at City Hall. Meeting cancellations are posted in the Meetings Schedule. Members of the public wishing to attend Council meetings may view a copy of the Council Agenda online or obtain a copy from the Information Centre at City Hall.

To find out if the agenda is available, contact the City Clerk's Office at 604-276-4007 on the Monday afternoon preceding the Council meeting or see Council Agendas and Minutes.

For the benefit of members of the public who are unable to attend Council meetings but are interested in the proceedings, these are streamed live on the City's YouTube Channel. See Watch Meetings Online.

To Speak at a Council Meeting

At a Regular Council meeting
A person or organization wishing to be heard on an item which is on the agenda of a Regular Council meeting may be heard at or near the beginning of such meeting. Written notification from the person or organization is not required in this instance.

A person or organization wishing to appear at a Regular Council meeting as a delegation on an item which is not on the agenda must provide the following:

• written notification of this intent;
  
• a summary of the item which is the subject of the delegation; and
• the specific action which is being sought by the delegation.

This notification must be submitted to the City Clerk's Office by the Wednesday prior to the issuance of the relevant agenda. Notification can be submitted by email to cityclerk@richmond.ca, or in-person at City Hall, labelled Attn: City Clerk's Office.

It should be noted that delegations may not be heard at Regular or Special Council meetings on the following:

• Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaws or Zoning Amendment Bylaws which have received first reading and which have not yet been adopted or defeated;
  
• Development Permit or Development Variance Permit Application;
  
• Matters on which the City has commenced prosecution, and on which judgement has not been rendered; and
  
• The promotion of commercial products or services

At a Standing Committee meeting
A person or organization wishing to appear as a delegation to a Standing Committee must follow the same procedures as those wishing to appear as a delegation at a Regular Council meeting, i.e., a person or organization wishing to appear at a Standing Committee meeting as a delegation on an item which is not on the agenda, may be heard at or near the beginning of the agenda of such meeting, provided that the following are provided:

• written notification of this intent;
  
• a summary of the item which is the subject of the delegation; and
• the specific action which is being sought by the delegation.

This notification must be submitted to the City Clerk's Office by 5:00 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to the issuance of the relevant agenda. Notification can be submitted by email to cityclerk@richmond.ca, or in-person at City Hall, labelled Attn: City Clerk's Office.

As in Regular Council meetings, delegations to Standing Committees may not be heard on the following:

• Official Community Amendment Bylaws or Zoning Amendment Bylaws which have received first reading and which have not yet been adopted or defeated;
  
• Development Permit or Development Variance Permit Applications;
  
• Matters on which the City has commenced prosecution, and on which judgement has not been rendered; and
• The promotion of commercial products or services.

For additional information about appearing before Council or Standing Committees, contact the Legislative Services Associates of the City Clerk's Office at 604-276-4007.