NORFOLK, VA – Norfolk’s City Council will hold a work session on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at 4 p.m. and a public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2021 Proposed Budget at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at Norfolk City Hall, Council Chamber, 810 Union Street.
To comply with state and federal recommendations to slow the spread of COVID-19, occupancy in the Council Chamber within City Hall will be limited.
However, City Council members and city staff want to ensure that all Norfolk residents can participate in this budget process.
Residents can watch the work session livestream on Norfolk.gov and COX Channel TV48.
“These are unprecedented times, but the critical work of the City continues,” said Mayor Kenneth Cooper Alexander, Ph.D. “Although safety measures due to COVID-19 preclude us from conducting the budget public hearing in person, we remain committed to holding a transparent and inclusive meeting. Residents are encouraged to participate in this process through a variety of digital platforms.”
Those platforms are:
Meeting Number 472 714 474 Password: PHBudgetFY2021#
- WebEx Phone: 1-415-655-0002 Access Code: 472 714 474#
Password: PHBudgetFY2021#
Residents may also submit comments to the City Clerk in advance of the May 6 public hearing Anyone who wishes to submit a comment and not attend the meeting in person may participate by email, phone or videoconference. To do so, prior to the meeting:
1. For email comments, provide name, budget item and comment and send to ccouncil@norfolk.gov. The Clerk will note your email and budget subject for the formal record.
2. To participate by phone: email ccouncil@norfolk.gov or call 757-664-4253 and provide name, budget subject and phone number. A member of the Clerk’s staff will call when Council is ready for your comment. The speaker will have up to three minutes to address Council by phone.
3. To participate by videoconference: either email ccouncil@norfolk.gov or call 757-664-4253 and provide name, budget subject and phone number, prior to the meeting.
Then, on May 6, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.
Join the meeting through WebEx Video:
https://convoice.webex.com472714474@convoice.webex.com
Meeting Number 472 714 474
Password: PHBudgetFY2021#
Or Join through WebEx Phone:
1-415-655-0002
Access Code: 472 714 474#
Password: PHBudgetFY2021#
A member of the Clerk’s staff will unmute you when Council is ready for your comment.
PLEASE TAKE NOTE: Comments and Input at this Public Hearing will be limited to comments on the Proposed Operating, FY2021 Capital Improvement, Annual Grants Plan, and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Annual Plan Budgets only.
The proposed FY2021 Operating and Capital Improvement, Annual Grants Plan, and Annual Plan Budgets are available online at: http://www.norfolk.gov.
Information for the May 12 Real Estate public hearing will be announced soon.
NOTE: Persons needing special assistance, such as a handheld microphone or ASL interpreter, or any other accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act are asked to call the City Clerk’s Office at 664-4253 at least three days before the meeting.