Application for Citizen Presentations

Citizens are afforded the opportunity to address the Commission at the first Regular Commission Meeting of each month. Anyone wishing to speak is required to fill out the City of Fort Lauderdale Application for Citizen Presentation Form in accordance with the following guidelines:

• Speakers will be allowed a maximum of three (3) minutes to address the City Commission. (If more than one speaker will be making your presentation, a total of 3 minutes will be allotted for such a presentation.)
• A maximum of five (5) applications will be accepted for any City Commission meeting. All other applications received will have the option of being scheduled for a future meeting. APPLICATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED/ACCEPTED ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS. IF A SPEAKER HAS ALREADY SPOKEN THE PREVIOUS MONTH AND MORE THAN FIVE (5) APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED, THEN SUCH SPEAKER WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR THE FOLLOWING MONTH IN ORDER TO GIVE NEW SPEAKERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD.
• If an applicant wishes to provide additional information, it must be attached to the application. (Please provide the City Clerk’s Office with 18 copies of color maps, color exhibits, or any documents containing more than 20 pages.)

Complete applications (including attachments) must be received by the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 100 North Andrews Avenue, 7th floor, no later than 12:00 noon the Wednesday prior to the week the City Commission meeting is held.