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Commissioners Court meetings are held virtually and in-person at:
1001 Preston, Suite 934, Houston, TX 77002
Appearance Request Form
(This page will automatically refresh after 30 minutes. Please submit request form in the allotted time,
as information entered will not be saved. Confirmation emails will be sent so please contact us if you do not receive one.)
Rules of Conduct
If the total number of speakers registered to speak at a meeting of Commissioners Court is greater than 25, the time for each speaker is reduced to 1 minute. Each speaker is allowed either three minutes total if there are under 25 speakers registered or one minute total, if there are over 25 speakers registered, irrespective of how many agenda items the speaker registers for. Speakers who have appeared before the Court on the same issue in any of the past three meetings will automatically receive a speaking time of 1 minute each. Speakers who register to speak about a topic that does not address a specific agenda item will automatically receive a speaking time of 1 minute each, which will take place after all agenda-related speakers. Written comments may be emailed to CommissionersCourt@hctx.net.
The Clerk of the Court or another person designated by the presiding member of the court shall keep the time for speakers. Those persons who do not conduct themselves in an orderly and appropriate manner will be ordered to leave the meeting and recognition to speak may be refused at subsequent meetings of the court. Refusal to abide by the court’s order may result in a Contempt of Court Citation.
Instructions
To request an appearance to speak at the Commissioners Court meeting, please complete the fields below. Once you have filled in the required information, be sure to click the submit button. Members of the public may attend, participate and/or address Commissioners Court in-person or may virtually access the meeting through the following link: https://appearancerequest.harriscountytx.gov/. Members of the public who attend the meeting in-person may make comments by signing up to speak at https://appearancerequest.harriscountytx.gov/. To request an in-person appearance on the day of the Commissioners Court meeting, members of the public must report to the lectern outside the Commissioners Courtroom at 1001 Preston, Suite 934, Houston, TX 77002, and complete an Appearance Request Form prior to the commencement of a meeting.
Members of the public who attend virtually may make comments by signing up to speak by no later than 8:00 a.m. on the day of the Commissioners Court meeting at https://appearancerequest.harriscountytx.gov/. If you sign up to speak virtually, you will be placed in a queue and contacted via phone when it is your time to speak.
All persons speaking must indicate what items they are addressing. Speakers are not permitted to comment on issues not listed on the Appearance Request Form or on issues for which they have not registered to speak. Persons who fail to complete an Appearance Request form prior to the commencement of a meeting will not be permitted to address the court.
* Denotes required information. Registration will not be processed if incomplete.
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