Written Submission:

You may choose to submit written comments and let Council know your opinions by:

• Emailing your comments to publichearings@reddeer.ca;
• Dropping off a written copy of your submission at City Hall (4914 48 Avenue) during business hours to the attention of City Clerk; or
• Mailing your submission to City Council c/o City Clerk, Legislative Services, Box 5008, Red Deer, AB T4N 3T4.

Late submissions will not be included in the published Council Agenda. Written comments must be received by the Clerk, Legislative Services by the deadline in order to be included in the published Council Agenda. 

Material(s) submitted for Council’s consideration at the Public Hearing must form part of the public record and will appear on the Council Agenda in the same format that they are received by the Clerk. Personal information will not be redacted. The Clerk may withhold a public submission from the Council Agenda if the Clerk, after consulting legal counsel, concludes the submission contains: hate speech; discriminatory language; or defamatory language.

For more information on providing written comments, please visit Submit your Comments page.

In Person Participation:

Members can attend the Public Hearing to present their comments directly to Council during the Public Hearing. Members who wish to speak will have an opportunity to register directly prior to the commencement of the Public Hearing on a first come first serve basis.

Any person who wished to address Council on a Public Hearing matter may do so for a period of five (5) minutes.  The five (5) minutes does not include the time required to answer questions from City Council.  Persons addressing Council shall limit their comments to the Public Hearing Matter and the recommendations being discussed. 

Members of the public may make a request to the Clerk to utilize technology to show images, videos, presentations and other visual aids during the Public Hearing.  The request must be received by the Clerk by the end of the business day prior to the commencement of the Meeting during which the Public Hearing will be held. The Clerk will make reasonable efforts to accommodate the request.

To request remote participation or if you require information on Public Hearing procedures, contact Legislative Services at 403-342-8132 or email publichearings@reddeer.ca.

Remote Participation:

Members of the public may make a request to the Clerk to speak to a Public Hearing from a remote location. The request must be received by the Clerk by the end of the business day prior to the commencement of the Meeting during which the Public Hearing will be held. The Clerk will make reasonable efforts to accommodate the request.

To request remote participation or if you require information on Public Hearing procedures, contact Legislative Services at 403-342-8132 or email publichearings@reddeer.ca.

The list of speakers is not publicly available prior to the meeting. The names of speakers will be publicly available in the Minutes following the meeting.

The speaking order will be determined by the Chair or delegate. 

If a speaker is absent when it is their turn to speak, City Council will hear from the next person on the list.

Regardless of the speaking order, the Chair will, prior to closing the public hearing will ask if anyone else from the public wishes to speak to Council on the matter in order to ensure that everyone who wishes to speak has had an opportunity to do so.

Effective May 9, 2022, you may make a presentation or speak for up to 5 minutes. The 5 minutes does not include the time to respond to questions from Members of Council. You may only speak about the issue that is being considered at the Public Hearing. Following your presentation, any Member of Council may ask you questions.

Yes, you may choose to speak for yourself or on someone else’s behalf. Please note that effective May 9, 2022, each speaker has 5 minutes to speak regardless of how many people they are speaking for.

No, you only have 5 minutes to make a presentation.

During the Public Hearing, you present your comments to City Council on how you are affected by the subject matter that Council is considering. There is no opportunity to rebut comments made by other speakers.