Boards & Commissions

Members of the public can use a telephone to call in, attend, listen and comment during public participation They will not be able to see any of the meeting participants. All participants are muted upon entering the meeting. To speak, press * 9 on your phone to “raise your hand" electronically, and then * 6 to unmute when called on by the host of the meeting during the public comment section. Each meeting will use a unique Meeting/Webinar ID and may also have a passcode.

Upon written request not less than 24 hours prior to the meeting, a member of the public can request a physical location to attend this virtual meeting at City Hall. Such a member of the public will be provided access to a telephone so that they can attend the meeting in real time. The member of the public can call in, attend, listen and comment during the meeting. However, they will not be able to see any of the meeting participants. Each meeting will use a unique Meeting/Webinar ID and may have a password, which will be provided to the member of the public. The dial-in information can also be found in the upcoming meeting list.

Members of the public who wish to "view the meeting live" and/or provide "live comments" can use the Zoom meeting platform by clicking on the "Zoom" link that is on the line with the meeting date and time. All participants will be muted upon entering the meeting. To speak, click the “raise your hand indicator” and you will called on by the host of the meeting during the public comment section.

Members of the public who wish to view the meeting, but are not participating, can also view the live meeting using the Zoom meeting platform by clicking on the "Zoom" link. Some meetings can also be viewed live on the City of Norwalk YouTube channel by clicking on the "Youtube" link. This stream is delayed by approximately 20 seconds, and not every meeting is streamed live to Youtube.

Members of the public who wish to provide public comment are encouraged to submit those comments to the meeting staff person via email in advance of the meeting. The meeting staff person can be found at www.norwalkct.org/calendar.aspx. For these comments to be read into the record, they should be submitted at least three hours in advance of the meeting start time.