Address the Council

The Grand Falls Regional Municipality recognizes the importance of citizen participation in the decision-making process and encourages residents to participate in Council meetings. Those interested can attend on site or via the Municipality Facebook page. Refer to municipal calendar to know the date of the next meeting.

Municipal Council

Public meetings

Things to keep in mind

For all procedures applicable to meetings of the Grand Falls' Municipal Council, please conseul By-Law C-1 Amendment 2023-001.

Any person wishing to ask a question must identify themselves.
Questions must be directed to the entire Municipal Council.
All delegations, associations, organizations, or others wishing to be heard by the Council during a regular meeting must schedule an appointment with the Clerk at least three (3) business days before the meeting.
These delegations, associations, organizations, or others will have a maximum of ten (10) minutes to address the Council, unless the Council has approved otherwise by majority vote.
A resident has the right to address the Council on matters of municipal jurisdiction on the agenda, once per subject, for a maximum of five (5) minutes, unless the Council has approved otherwise by majority vote. The individual will be allowed a follow-up question after the Council's response.
A resident wishing to address the Council on any issue not on the agenda must submit their question to the municipality at least seven (7) days before the date of the regular meeting.
A regular meeting of the Municipal Council is not an appropriate forum for filing complaints about municipal employees. Complaints must be submitted in writing to the Chief Administrative Officer.

Process for submitting a question

In person

Once the agenda item "Public Intervention" is reached, the Mayor will invite you to ask your question. The meetings are held in the Council Room of the municipal building located at 131 Pleasant Street in Grand Falls.

By telephone

Leave a message with the receptionist or on the Municipal voicemail at 506.475.7777. Make sure to state your name, address, and a telephone number where you can be reached before asking your question.

Via the Web

Fill out the request form on our website or write dg-cao@grandsault.ca

Note that the Municipality reserves the right to refuse any question that does not follow the guidelines provided above.
Your question may be reworded when read at the meeting, but its meaning will not be changed.
The Municipality cannot guarantee that questions submitted too close to the start of a meeting will be read during that evening.