City Council Meetings

Thank you for your interest in the City and County of Broomfield and for wanting to be more involved by attending and participating in public meetings. City council meetings are open for anyone to attend and attendees have the option to give public comment on any subject or a topic specific to an agenda item.

To find out more about meetings, read through the sections below. Council procedures and rules of order are followed at each meeting. Visit the Council Meetings Process and Order web page for more details. 

Not every item on a council agenda will have a presentation or correspondence. If a presentation for an agenda item is to be given, every effort will be made to make it available at 5 p.m. Friday before the meeting.


When, Where and Agenda

Agenda Management System

The City and County of Broomfield's agenda management portal is designed to enhance staff’s ability to serve city council and the community by fostering improved workflows, responsiveness, flexibility and efficiency. If you have questions when using the system, check out the Agenda Management System User Guide for some simple tips on the agendas, attachments and watching a live or recorded meeting.

Sign Up for Agenda Notifications
To receive an email notification when a City Council agenda has been published or updated, connect to the Agenda Management Portal Agendas tab, enter your email address in the field in the upper right corner of the page and select the “Notify Me” button. You can unsubscribe at any time by following the instructions in the email notification.

Watch a Live Meeting

To watch a live meeting virtually, connect to the agenda management portal once the meeting has begun and select the “Watch Live Meeting” link. Selecting this link will take you right into the video of that meeting and include the agenda for your convenience. Select the play button in the middle of the screen to activate the video.

To view closed captions during the live meeting, select the play button on the screen to activate the video. Then select the CC button in the bottom right of the screen. From the pop-up menu, select “English” to start the captions.

Participate in a Meeting

Broomfield residents can participate prior to or during City Council meetings, as noted below.

How to Participate PRIOR to a Meeting: 

Council meeting agendas are published six days prior to the city council meeting or study session. Provide written comments for a scheduled agenda item through the online comment form or by emailing the City Council at council@broomfieldcitycouncil.org; all comments are included in the council memo correspondence folder and become official record for City Council meetings. To view comments submitted within the correspondence folder, select the year and then the meeting date you are seeking. Comments received on the day of the meeting may not be immediately available.

Public Comment DURING a Meeting:

In Person Public Comment
When attending the meeting in-person, once the mayor has indicated it is time for public comment, please make your way to the podium. Speak clearly into the microphone so that all in the room and attending virtually can hear your comments. If you have visuals or other documentation you’d like to provide to the meeting body, you can give that to a staff member after providing your public comment.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodation or persons needing a language interpreter who are attending a meeting in person must submit a request to the city clerk no later than noon on Thursday prior to the scheduled city council meeting to allow adequate time to make arrangements. Please call 303-438-6332 or TDD 303-465-5411 or write cityclerk@broomfield.org to make your request.

Dial-in Information for Public Comment 
If you cannot attend the meeting in person, take the following steps to provide public comment by phone.

  • Dial: 888-788-0099
  • Meeting ID: 725 912 742
  • During the meeting, virtually raise your hand during designated public comment sections by pressing *9 (star-9). You will receive an automated message when it is your turn to speak, at which time you can unmute by pressing *6 (star-6).

About Public Comment

General Public Comment
General public comment is a time to provide information to the city council on something that IS NOT on the agenda for that meeting. General public comment is taken toward the beginning of the meeting. Please note that the City Council does not engage in a dialogue during public comment and time may be limited for public comment at the discretion of the Mayor. 

Public Comment on an Agenda Item
Public comment is taken on the action items on the agenda so that attendees may provide thoughts to the city council on items that ARE on the agenda for that meeting. Public comment for any particular agenda item is taken after staff and petitioner presentations and before council questions.

Time Limits
Generally, each commenter will have three minutes for comment unless there is a large number of people requesting to speak, at which time  a 90-minute limit may be imposed: first 1-15 speakers will have three minutes; next 16-25 speakers will have two minutes; and 26+ speakers will have one-minute until a 90-minute cap is reached.  Speakers may be asked if they oppose, support or are neutral on an item and the speaker order may alternate between the groups. Additionally,  Broomfield residents may be given priority for public comment. The Mayor, as presiding officer for the meetings, can modify or impose additional time limits as needed.


View Meeting Documents and Videos, Past and Present

We are currently transitioning between platforms, so follow instructions below for where to find current and past videos and documents.
The timing for records kept for the City and County of Broomfield follows the official retention policy: city council audio or video recordings of official meetings are retained for five years; agendas, packets, minutes, resolutions and ordinances are permanent records.

Jan. 16, 2024 and Beyond

Agendas, minutes, meeting packets, videos and other available documents for these meetings can be located within the agenda management portal.
On this page, find the date of the meeting you are interested in. Video and Minutes imageIn the far right column, select the video link to watch the video (generally available 24 hours after the end of the meeting) or the “Minutes Available” link to open the minutes document (available once approved in the following council regular meeting). You can also filter by board and date with the dropdowns above the list.

Once the video link has been selected and the video is running, you can view closed captions for the meeting by selecting the icon in the bottom right corner of the screen: for Chrome and Edge it is three vertical dots; for Firefox, it is the CC icon; and for Safari, it is two arrows. Then select the “Captions” option (Chrome and Edge) or “Subtitles” options (Safari) in that pop-up menu. This will allow you to select from captions being off or on in English. Once you’ve selected an option, the captions should display.

From the left column navigation, you can also select to see meetings in the calendar view or use the search option to find agenda items on any document that is within the agenda management portal.

Staff presentation slides from each meeting are available in the Staff Presentations folder. 

City Council Ordinance Publication
Following the voter approval of Charter Amendment No. 1E in the Nov. 5, 2024 election, the City and County of Broomfield is transitioning to publishing ordinances in full on the City Council Ordinances web page. The charter now permits but does not require publication in a newspaper of general circulation, and to ensure continued accessibility, all ordinances will continue to be published by title in the Broomfield Enterprise.

Between 2021 and Jan. 16, 2024 

Search past council meetings, agendas, minutes and other documents on the previous meeting management platform within this time period by using the search bar or opening the tab of the year of the meeting you are interested in.

Staff presentation slides from each meeting are available back to Oct. 10, 2021, in the Staff Presentations folder. Select the year and then the meeting date you are seeking. They are available approximately 24 hours after the meeting.

Previous to 2021

If you would like access to a document that is previous to those shared on the website, submit an open records request. Please be as specific as possible as to the record(s) you are seeking.