The Public Comment Session is your opportunity to address San Antonio’s elected officials directly about issues that are important to you and your community. Whether you attend in-person on Wednesday evening with a specific topic or on Thursday morning to speak about an item on the agenda, your voice is important and will be heard.

On Wednesdays, any topic is allowed. However, State law (Sec. 551.042) prohibits Councilmembers from responding. There is no agenda for Public Comment.

On Thursdays, you can speak on specific agenda items posted for the Regular Meeting (A Session).

City Council agendas are posted at SanAntonio.gov/Agenda.

The Public Comment Session takes place in City Council Chambers inside the Municipal Plaza Building, 114 W. Commerce. The public entrance is off of Main Plaza. This is the same address for Wednesdays (6 p.m. following B Session) and Thursdays (during A Session).

Members of the public can sign up online to speak before the San Antonio City Council. To sign-up, please go to www.sanantonio.gov/agenda. If eComment is available for a meeting before a link will appear at this site called “eComment” and you will be able to access the Public Comment page to review written comments submitted by others, create a profile so that you can submit your own comments, and/or register to speak on an item. Please note that if you are registering to speak at a virtual meeting you will need to update your profile to include a phone number so that we can call you during the public comment portion of the meeting.

Members of the public wishing to speak during the meeting must register thirty (30) minutes prior to the posted meeting time. Individuals are given up to three (3) minutes to speak. Organizations have a total of nine (9) minutes to speak if three (3) representatives are registered and waiting in phone queue for name to be called. However, the Mayor or Presiding Officer may reduce this time at his/her discretion.

All CDs & DVDs that the public would like to present while they speak during City Council MUST be submitted a minimum of 24 hours prior to the meeting. Please contact Government & Public Affairs at 210.207.7236 to coordinate.

• All individuals and groups must be registered to speak before being recognized. 
• Individuals will receive three (3) minutes. 
• Groups (comprised of three or more individuals) will receive nine (9) minutes. 
• Individuals who are present may yield their time to another individual who has registered to speak, up to a maximum of nine (9) minutes. 
• The Mayor or Presiding Officer has the discretion to reduce time allotments and disallow yielding of time.

State law (Sec. 551.042) prohibits Councilmembers from responding. If you have questions for your City Councilmember, please contact their district office. Find your councilmember at SanAntonio.gov/Council.

No, not if you are by yourself. A minimum of three (3) individuals must be registered and present to speak as a group in order to be recognized as an organization and receive the nine-minute time allotment.

Someone can read a prepared statement on your behalf, but they must register to speak under their own name.

As long as you don’t interfere with the speaker(s), cause disruption to those in attendance or block the view of any individual behind you, you are allowed to record the session from your seat utilizing a cell phone, still photography camera or handheld recording device. Utilization of a tripod or other floor equipment poses a safety hazard and must take place from the media box in the back left side of the Chambers. Flash photography is not permitted during an active session.

If you want to submit any of the above items, you are required to call 210.207.7236 or email AVControlExtRel@sanantonio.gov at least 24 hours prior to the Public Comment Session. There is also a projector available during the meeting for hard copies of any items you wish to display. The use of licensed material (for example: music) without prior consent from the copyright holder is prohibited. If you intend to use licensed material, you must submit the copyright owner’s consent to the Office of the City Clerk prior to your participation.

The City does not provide printing or reproduction services.

Yes. Auxiliary Aids and Services, including deaf interpreters, must be requested forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. For assistance, call 210.207.7135 or 711 Texas Relay Service for the Deaf.

Yes, live Spanish translation is available. Use the following link to sign up to speak: SanAntonio.gov/Clerk/PublicComment, and check the box to indicate that you require translation services.

No, you do not have to reside within San Antonio city limits to speak at the Public Comment Session.

Yes, when you get to the podium indicate that you have documents for distribution to City Council and a representative will assist you.

Any information provided at registration is public record.

If you received a letter with a Zoning Case number or you know the address of the property in question, please locate the corresponding item number in advance by reading the appropriate agenda and matching up the information, which will be located here: SanAntonio.gov/Agenda. 

The agenda item number will be listed with a Z for zoning (ex. Z-1) or P for plan amendment (ex. P-1), so please provide this when asked about your case. There is also a courtesy copy of the agenda available at the sign-in desk, but make plans to arrive with ample time to research your item number if you are unable to do so prior to the City Council meeting.

Los miércoles se puede hablar de cualquier tema. Sin embargo, la Ley Estatal (art.551.042) prohíbe que los concejales respondan preguntas, No hay agenda para “comentario público”. 

Los jueves, se puede hablar sobre puntos específicos de la agenda publicados para la reunión ordinaria (sesión A). 

La agenda del Consejo de la ciudad se publica en www.sanantonio.gov/agenda.

Comentario público se lleva a cabo en las salas del Consejo de la ciudad dentro del edificio Municipal Plaza, 114 W. Commerce. La entrada principal está afuera de Main Plaza. Esta es la misma dirección para los miércoles (6 pm después de la sesión B) y los jueves (durante la sesión A).

Los miembros del público pueden inscribirse en línea para hablar ante el Ayuntamiento de San Antonio. Para registrarse, vaya a www.sanantonio.gov/agenda. Si eComment está disponible para una reunión, habrá un enlace de eComment. Aquí podrá acceder a la página de Comentarios públicos para revisar los comentarios escritos enviados por otros, crear un perfil para enviar sus propios comentarios y / o registrarse para hablar sobre un tema. Asegúrese de consultar la agenda para ver cómo puede participar. Tenga en cuenta que si se está registrando para hablar en una reunión virtual, su perfil debe incluir un número de teléfono.

Los miembros del público que deseen hablar durante la reunión deben registrarse treinta (30) minutos antes de la hora de reunión publicada. A los individuos se les dara tres (3) minutos para hablar. Las organizaciones tienen un total de nueve (9) minutos para hablar si tres (3) representantes están registrados y esperando en linea del teléfono para que se llame a su nombre. Sin embargo, el alcalde o el oficial que preside puede reducir el tiempo a su discreción.

Cualquier contenido que el público quiera presentar mientras habla durante el Concejo Municipal DEBE presentarse al menos 24 horas antes de la reunión. Comuníquese con Asuntos Públicos y Gobierno al 210.207.7236 para coordinar.

• Todas las personas y grupos deben registrarse para poder participar antes de ser reconocidos. 
• Las personas podrán intervenir tres minutos. 
• Los grupos (compuestos por tres o más personas) podrán intervenir nueve minutos.  
• Las personas presentes pueden ceder su tiempo a otra persona que se haya registrado para hablar, hasta un máximo de nueve minutos. 
• El alcalde o el funcionario que preside tiene la autoridad para reducir el tiempo asignado o no autorizar el tiempo.

La Ley Estatal (art.551.042) prohíbe que los concejales respondan preguntas. Si tiene preguntas para su concejal, comuníquese con la oficina de su distrito.

Encuentra a tu concejal en www.sanantonio.gov/Council.

Si desea enviar cualquiera de los elementos anteriores, debe llamar al 210.207.7236 o enviar un correo electrónico a AVControlExtRel@sanantonio.gov al menos 24 horas antes de la sesión de comentarios públicos. También hay un proyector disponible durante la reunión para copias impresas de cualquier artículo que desee exhibir. Está prohibido el uso de material con licencia (por ejemplo: música) sin el consentimiento previo del titular de los derechos de autor. Si tiene la intención de utilizar material con licencia, debe enviar el consentimiento del propietario de los derechos de autor a la Oficina del Secretario de la Ciudad antes de su participación.

El número del punto de la agenda se mostrará con una Z para la zonificación (ej. Z-1) o P para la enmienda del plan (ej. P-1), así que brinde esa información cuando se le pregunte sobre el caso. Asimismo, existe una copia de cortesía de la agenda disponible en el mostrador de registro, pero trate de llegar con mucha anticipación para buscar su número si no puede hacer eso antes del Pleno Municipal.