Council Meetings

The College Park City Council meets on Tuesday nights at City Hall. All meetings take place in the 2nd floor Council Chambers at 4500 Knox Road, College Park, Maryland unless otherwise noted. All meetings are open to the public except Closed Sessions.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 240-487-3501 at least 48 hours in advance and describe the assistance that is necessary.

Council Worksessions are held on the first and third Tuesdays of the month. Regular Business Meetings are on the second and fourth Tuesdays. Worksessions are non-voting, informational meetings, with no public comment. Regular Business Meetings are the Council’s voting meetings, with several opportunities for public comment. Unless otherwise indicated on the meeting agenda, Worksessions and Regular Business meetings begin at 7:30 p.m.

Meeting Schedule
The approved Council Meeting schedule is posted here.
This schedule is subject to change. For current information, please contact the City Clerk.

Meeting Agendas
Meeting agendas for both Worksessions and Regular Business Meetings are posted here prior to the meeting.
Agendas are subject to change. For up-to-date information, please contact the City Clerk.

Meeting Minutes
Approved minutes of Regular Business Meetings are posted here.

To Watch a Council Meeting
City Council Meetings, Worksessions and Public Hearings are broadcast live on Tuesday nights on Comcast Cable Channel 71 and on Verizon Channel 25. The most recent meeting is rebroadcast on those stations at the following times: Monday through Friday at 9:00 a.m., Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m., Thursdays and Fridays at 6:00 p.m. and Saturdays at 10:00 a.m.

City Council Meetings, Worksessions and Public Hearings are also live-streamed for viewing. Prior meetings of the Mayor and City Council are archived and available for on-demand viewing.

Public Comment is heard during Regular Business meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month:

To comment on any matter that is not on the meeting agenda
Speakers are given three minutes to address the Council during “Comments From The Audience On Non-Agenda Items” at the beginning and end of each Regular Business meeting.

To comment on an agenda item during a Regular Business meeting
When an agenda item comes up for consideration by the Council, the Mayor will invite public comment prior to Council deliberation. Speakers are given three minutes to address the Council on that agenda item.

To comment on proposed legislation
The City Council schedules Public Hearings prior to the adoption of proposed legislation. Public Hearings are advertised in advance and all interested parties have the opportunity to be heard.

Written comment for an agenda item or for a public hearing may be submitted in writing prior to the Council meeting. In order to be received by the Council as part of the record, the comment must include the specific agenda item to which it relates and the full name and address of the person submitting the comment. Written comment should be addressed to the Mayor and City Council, and submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting to cpmc@collegeparkmd.gov

For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact the City Clerk.