City Council Meeting

On February 1, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. the City Council will hold its regularly scheduled meeting via videoconference. Given COVID-19 restrictions, citizens will not be able to attend City meetings in person.

Watching / Listening to Meeting Live:

Interested citizens may listen to the meeting through the 'GotoWebinar' platform. To access the meeting via GotoWebinar visit https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1476607145296935948

• To learn more about how to participate in a GotoWebinar meeting, visit the tutorial link at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ3Xwwgbd8Y&t=2s for a video, or at https://support.goto.com/webinar/how-to-join-attendees for a written guide.

Meetings are also shown live on Cable Channel 191 and online at http://video.ibm.com/channel/Hjzx9zagzZc. 

Those without internet or Charter Cable may listen to the meeting live 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:

On February 1, 2021, the City Council will be holding a public hearing concerning the Benedick LLC, Annexation & Zoning Assignment. To learn more about this hearing and how to provide testimony, visit the City's website at https://www.ci.florence.or.us/planning/benedick-annexation-petition-zone-assignment

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:

• For comments related to the Benedick Annexation Public Hearing...
  •  Email at planningdepartment@ci.florence.or.us; 
• For general public comments...
  • Email to City Recorder HERE; 
• ​Mail to Florence City Hall; Attn: City Council, 250 Hwy 101, Florence OR 97439
• Drop off at City of Florence drop box located at Florence City Hall (250 Hwy 101)
• **NOTE: Written comments must be received at least 2 hours prior to the start of the meeting (February 1, 2021 at 3:30 p.m.) in order to be considered as testimony for the public hearing / meeting. 

2. Verbal Comments / Testimony: Citizens may provide verbal comments / testimony at the meeting via the GotoWebinar platform. In order to participate verbally during the meeting, citizens are required to complete a speaker's card at least 1 hour prior to the start of the meeting (February 1, 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 their contact information on the speaker's card. 

• The GotoWebinar platform allows parties to participate in the meeting online via video conference, or offline via phone. If at all possible, and for a better user experience, citizens are encouraged to participate in the meeting online. For more information about the GotoWebinar platform, including how to register, join, and participate in the meeting, visit the links above. 

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 preceeding 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