City Council Meeting

On July 19, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. the City Council will hold its regularly scheduled meeting in person. This will be the first in person meeting since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Watching / Listening to the Meeting Live:

Interested citizens may watch / listen to the meeting in the following ways:

1. Attend in person at Florence City Hall - 250 Hwy 101, Florence, OR 97439
2. Watch live through the GotoWebinar platform. To access the meeting via GotoWebinar please visit the following link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8956337362700418062 
3. Watch live on Charter Cable Channel 191
4. Watch online via Cambell productions at http://video.ibm.com/channel/Hjzx9zagzZc

Those without internet or Charter Cable who would still like to attend in a virtual manner may still do so via phone conference line. For more information on how to do so, contact City Recorder / Economic Development Coordinator Kelli Weese via email HERE or phone at 541-997-3437.

Providing Comments / Testimony:

Those wishing to express their views to the City Council may do so in the following ways:

1. Written Testimony: Citizens are encouraged to submit written comments since it allows the public body an opportunity to review and consider the remarks in advance of the public meeting. Written testimony may be submitted by:

• Email to the City Recorder HERE; 
• Mail to Florence City Hall; Attn: City Council, 250 Hwy 101, Florence, OR 97439
• Drop off at City of Florence City Hall during office hours (8am - 4pm Monday through Friday) or at the City of Florence drop box located to the right of the main entrance. 
• ** NOTE: Written comments received at least 2 hours prior to the start of the meeting (July 19, 2021 at 3:30 p.m.), that concern a public hearing or action item on the agenda, or are designated as public comments to be provided for the meeting, will be distributed to the City Council, posted to the City of Florence website, and made part of the record. 

2. Verbal Comments / Testimony: In order to provide verbal comments / testimony, citizens are required to complete a speaker's card at least 1 hour prior to the start of the meeting (July 19, 2021 at 4:30 p.m.). Speaker's cards are available online at www.ci.florence.or.us/council/request-address-city-council-speakers-card or by contacting City Recorder Kelli Weese via email HERE, or via phone at 541-997-3437. Once a speaker's card is received, City Staff will contact the speaker to let them know the process to participate in the meeting. In order to be contacted, parties must complete the contact information on the speaker's card form.

   Citizens may provide verbal comments / testimony in the following ways:

• In person at the Council meeting; 
• Virtually via GotoWebinar
  • To provide comments in this manner, please contact City Recorder Kelli Weese via email HERE, or via phone at 541-997-3437

More Information / Questions:

For more information about the City of Florence's Temporary Public Meeting Policies, visit the City of Florence website at www.ci.florence.or.us/em/public-meeting-during-covid-19. For details regarding the upcoming City Council meeting, please contact City Recorder / Economic Development Coordinator Kelli Weese at 541-997-3437 or via email HERE. 

Agenda / Meeting Materials Publication Timeline & Council Email Subscription:

The Florence City Council agenda is published on the Thursday afternoon the week preceding the meeting. To be notified when the agenda and meeting materials are available please subscribe to the City Council meeting email distribution list at https://www.ci.florence.or.us/newsletter/subscriptions.