Meeting Guidelines 

Request for Public Comment

Any person submitting comments or requesting to speak must identify themselves by name and address, including zip code, limit their remarks to 3 minutes or less (as read aloud), address a topic of City business, and refrain from making any personal references or accusations of a factually false and/or malicious nature.

Public comments are accepted at most meetings. The public comment portion of the Council meeting provides citizens with the opportunity to discuss matters relevant to the operation of the City, which are not listed on the printed agenda. Speakers may not yield time. Groups of speakers on the same topic must designate a single representative. Comments violating these rules may not be presented at the Council meeting. Any speaker violating these rules may be removed from the podium or from the Council Chamber. This policy does not apply to public hearings, at which any citizen of Martinsville may appear and speak on the subject of the public hearing.

Citizens who wish to participate in a meeting’s public comment period may do so by emailing their comments to Peyton Nibblett, Deputy City Clerk, at pnibblett@martinsvilleva.gov or mailing comments to the City of Martinsville, attn.: Peyton Nibblett, P.O. Box 1112, Martinsville, VA 24114. Comments, or a request to speak, must be received by noon the day before a Council meeting for consideration by the Council at the meeting. 

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