Stay Connected with the City Council

There are three ways to listen to City Council meetings. 1) Zoom webinar, 2) live webcasts from the City website, and 3) live broadcast on KFBX AM 970 (Regular Meetings only).

Zoom (This method must be used if you sign up to provide testimony remotely)

The City Council is using Zoom as another platform to conduct its meetings. Citizens can listen via Zoom by clicking on the link below. Meeting information may be updated routinely to reflect any changes.  

Regular Council Meetings, Work Sessions, Budget Meetings, and Special Council Meetings
Click the link below to join the webinar: 
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89535060265?pwd=V3drYnBzdWRHa0ZoNjhiNzVjbVJpZ…;
Webinar ID: 895 3506 0265
Passcode:  761928
Telephone:  US: +1 253 215 8782  or +1 346 248 7799  or +1 669 900 9128  or +1 301 715 8592  or +1 312 626 6799  or +1 646 558 8656
International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcYsbSkEOk  

Web Stream

All Regular and Special City Council meetings and Work Sessions are live streamed through the City of Fairbanks website. 

• To listen live from your Web Browser, click the link the following link: http://mixlr.com/city_of_fairbanks/live. 
• To listen live on your iPhone, download the Mixlr app (http://bit.ly/163ZvLg) via the iTunes Store.

Radio

Only Regular City Council Meetings are broadcast on KFBX Radio AM 970 live at 6:30 p.m.

The following rules of decorum apply to meeting attendees and to those providing citizens' comments or public testimony to the City Council, whether in person or remotely.

• Testimony should not use profanity or language likely to incite violence or outbursts;
• Testimony should not include comments of a personal nature not germane to City business;
• Testimony should not use language that is disruptive to the orderly process of the meeting;
• Attendees should not shout, boo, clap, or otherwise display disruptive behavior; and
• Attendees are asked to silence cell phones and electronic devices.

In-person Testimony

Speakers attending in person will be given preference over those who have signed up to speak remotely. If you intend to speak under Citizens' Comments [any general topic or any agenda item that is asterisked and not up for its own public hearing], you will need to sign up on the sign-up sheet just outside the main door to Council Chambers. If you intend to speak about an item that is up for its own public hearing, you do not need to sign up for testimony. You need only come forward when the item is reached on the agenda and the Mayor opens the public hearing for that item.

Virtual/Telephonic Testimony

To sign up for virtual/telephonic testimony, complete the “Sign Up for Citizens' Comments or Public Testimony” form.  Please be as specific as possible if you are signing up to speak during a public hearing for a certain agenda item.  If you do not sign up by 5 p.m. on the day of the Council meeting, you will not be called upon to speak. The three-minute time limit for testimony applies to virtual/telephonic comments.

*NOTE: Public testimony is not available during Council Work Sessions; however, citizens can still listen to or attend Work Sessions in person.

After reviewing the agenda for the next City Council meeting, you may complete the form below to sign up to speak remotely. You may sign up for both Citizens’ Comments and Public Hearing if you have items to address under each category. Please read the following information before signing up: 

Signing up for Citizens’ Comments:  By selecting Citizens' Comments, you may have three minutes to speak on any item pertaining to City business that is not up for a public hearing [agenda items not scheduled for a public hearing are typically indicated by an asterisk (*)]. In-person comments will be taken first, then the Council will hear those providing comments remotely, if time permits. The overall time limit for Citizens' Comments is 30 minutes. Please note that you must sign up by 5 p.m. on the day of the meeting to be allowed to provide remote comments at a City Council meeting.

Signing up for Public Hearing: During a public hearing for a specific agenda item, you will be given three minutes to testify on that item only. Agenda items that commonly have public hearings include ordinances up for second reading and liquor/marijuana licenses. Please note that you must sign up by 5 p.m. on the day of the meeting to be allowed to participate remotely in a public hearing.