How to Contact Mayor & Council
The Mayor and Councilors are volunteers and do not keep regular office hours. They can be contacted by:
- phone
- Mayor and City Councilor's email
- by regular mail at 101 NW A Street, Grants Pass OR 97526.
How Are Your Questions Handled?
The City Council appreciates hearing from citizens. Your questions are handled as follows:
- Questions sent by email and are technical in nature will receive a direct response from staff.
- Questions regarding policy decisions will be referred to Council for their consideration and response.
- Correspondence received before 5 p.m. the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month will be reviewed during the Council meeting.
- Council will respond to emails with a disclosed name and address. A written response will be emailed to you.
Note: When you email the City Council, your email becomes a public record.
Online Meetings
Due to the number of COVID-19 cases being seen in Josephine County, City Council meetings will offer citizen participation via phone.
Council Meeting Speaking Guidelines
The Grants Pass City Council encourages residents to talk about issues important to them.
Public comment is allowed at all City Council business meetings if the comments relate to scheduled agenda items. If you would like to address the City Council, here is how to do so.
Public Comment
Advance registration is required to participate in the live Microsoft Teams meeting via phone. Participants can join the meeting via audio only and must pre-register for security and orderly management of the electronic meeting. The deadline to register to speak is noon on the date of the meeting. Late registration will not be accepted.
Register for upcoming Microsoft teams meetings using the online registration form below (if you have an email account), or by calling the City Recorder at 541.450.6000.
- Participants can register to comment once during Public Comment and/or once per Council Action or Public Hearing agenda item.
- Registered participants will be emailed the Teams meeting call-in phone number and ID password by 3 pm on the day of the meeting. You should not share this information.
- When it is your turn to speak, the moderator will call your name. Please pay attention and be ready to speak when your name is called. If you do not respond or are disconnected, you may miss your chance to comment. Participants can register to comment once during Public Comment and/or once per Council Action or Public Hearing agenda item.
- Registered participants will be emailed the Teams meeting call-in phone number and ID password by 3 pm on the day of the meeting. You should not share this information.
- When it is your turn to speak, the moderator will call your name. Please pay attention and be ready to speak when your name is called. If you do not respond or are disconnected, you may miss your chance to comment.
- When prompted, press *6 on your phone’s keypad to unmute your phone.
- You will be given three minutes to speak. You should begin speaking immediately. Your audio will be muted when you conclude or if your time expires.
- Council policies regarding public conduct at meetings apply.
Public Hearing comments if you wish to testify
Any community member may send in written testimony or request to speak on any Council Action item on a Council meeting agenda, unless it is the subject of a Public Hearing that has been closed.
Written testimony must be received by 3 pm in advance of the Council meeting; submit via the form below.
Oral testimony: register by noon on the day of the meeting using the form below.
Sara Bristol