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City Hall is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The mailing address is:

Please see the Planning and Development page.

Camrose is very fortunate to offer many different options for the recycling of compostable material.  Please see the Composting homepage for additional information.

Wally Worm talks trash! Kids, your actions count. Composting is easy and it is also a great way to keep valuable resources out of the landfill. Learn all about composting. Then do it, do it, do it!

Stay Safe! Stay Away! Construction sites are no place to play. Learn how a construction worker is trained to think "Safety". Also, have some of your questions about construction sites answered.

Agendas are available for viewing at the Corporate and Protective Services office at City Hall after 2:00 p.m. on Thursday immediately preceding the Regular Council meeting date.

City Council meets on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers located on the main floor of City Hall. Changes in Council meeting dates and times are passed by a motion of Council. Confirmation of meeting dates can be obtained by phoning the Corporate and Protective Services office at 678-3027.

Cable TV usually televises the meetings, and the local media also attend.

Public participation in our democratic process is a privilege and responsibility and is welcome and appreciated, however, City Council does have some guidelines that presenters are asked to abide by. These rules are condensed from The Council Meeting Procedures By-Law #2435/04.

ALL PRESENTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REVIEW AND ABIDE BY THESE GUIDELINES:

1. City Council has the authority to rule on any aspect of a public presentation.
2. The Mayor is the Chair of the meeting and shall preside over the conduct of the meeting, including the preservation of good order, decorum and points or order and precedence.
3. All requests to make a presentation to Council shall be made to the City Administration in advance (minimum 4 clear days before meeting) and Council or the Mayor may grant permission to the request.
4. Presenters shall provide details of the subject matter of the presentation and may be asked to provide a copy of their presentation.
5. Information presented by the presenter(s) will only relate to the subject matter of the presentation.
6. Certain topics cannot be commented on in a public meeting and these would include legal matters, confidential or personnel matters.
7. All presentations shall be limited to less than 15 minutes, unless Council agrees to extend the time.
8. Public in the gallery may or may not be allowed to comment – if they wish to comment they are asked to raise their hand so they can be recognized by the Mayor. If the Mayor allows comment, the person will be asked to come up to the microphone, state their name and address and make their comment. Comments will not be tolerated when they are called out from the gallery.
9. Once a view point has been registered by the presenter(s) continued debate may or may not be allowed by the Mayor.

Thank you for your cooperation

You can call or write the Mayor or Councillor(s) directly if you have a concern or to discuss an issue. Please refer to the City Council homepage for a telephone listing for Council. You may also call the Corporate and Protective Services office at City Hall at 678-3027 to express your concerns.

Letters addressed to Council should include the date, your first and last name, mailing address, daytime phone, fax numbers and/or e-mail address (if applicable). Please outline the details of your request providing background information or any other details you feel will be helpful in presenting your information to Council. Attach any documents that may assist Council in making a decision. You will be advised as to when this matter will appear on the Council agenda.

Letters addressed to Council must be received by the Corporate and Protective Services office prior to 4:30 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to a Council meeting.

In some instances, policies are already in place, and a request may be handled internally; either way you will be advised by the appropriate City Department.

All regular Council meetings are open to the public. You may choose to stay for the entire meeting or just for the items that interest you.

If you are making a Council presentation it should be limited to less than 15 minutes unless Council agrees to extend the presentation time. If you require the use of audio-visual equipment, please make arrangements with the Corporate and Protective Services office prior to the meeting so that arrangements can be made for a time to set up and test the equipment prior to the Council meeting. Guidelines are available that can assist you with your presentation.

In most cases, a decision is made at the Council meeting. However, there are occasions when additional information is required before Council can make an informed decision. In this event, the item will be tabled to a future Council meeting until additional information is received. In any case, the Manager of Corporate and Protective Services (or appropriate City Department) will advise you of Council's decision.

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