• Find a Meeting

Visit the City/County Government website, search for the governing body and find meeting agendas. If you don’t see an agenda, it may not be posted yet. Sometimes meeting agendas are posted just a day or two ahead of the meeting date.

• Meetings are open to the public. You can attend!

Contact the City/County Clerk if you’d like to learn about the format of each meeting type (committee meeting, legislative meeting, etc.)

• Make a Public Comment

If you’d like to make a public comment, there will be an opportunity for comments on the agenda. Usually you are asked to state your name and city of residence. Limit your comments to three minutes or less – it does not have to be long to make an impact!

• Don’t wait for the perfect day to go to a meeting – choose any time and share your thoughts!

If you are there to speak on an issue that is on the agenda, you will speak at that time, but you may speak on any topic during the general Public Comment section of the agenda. 

• Be respectful 

Thank the elected officials for serving the community, and especially thank them for the actions that you support – just a simple thank you goes a long way.

• Visit the City/County Government website, search for the governing body and find the email addresses of the representatives you’d like to email. 
• A City/County is typically divided into wards or districts. Find a district/ward map on the website or call the City Clerk to determine who represents you specifically. You may write to just them, or you may copy the Mayor or Chair, or the full council. You may also copy the City/County Administrator/Manager

• Local sustainability/environmental commissions 
• Green teams at work or at your place of worship
• Environmentally focused nonprofits or advocacy groups

• To your employer, 
• Church
• School
• HOA
• Professional associations, etc.