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Bellevue City Council Meetings

The City Council welcomes your attendance and participation at its meetings. The Council meets on the first four Mondays (Tuesday if Monday is a holiday) of each month at City Hall. Directions are available.

You may speak to the Council during the "Oral Communications" portion of the agenda. You may also provide comments during any public hearings. (See "Addressing the City Council").

Council meetings are cablecast live on Bellevue TV 21. Videotapes of the telecast may be borrowed from the Bellevue Regional Library. Videostreams of City Council meetings are also available at Video Archives.

Study Sessions
In study sessions, city staff presents the Council with detailed briefings on a variety of issues. Councilmembers discuss various topics, ask questions and give staff direction on how to proceed. On the second and fourth Mondays, when the Council meets for four hours, you can speak to the Council during oral communications, at the beginning of the meeting.

Regular Sessions
During its regular sessions, the City Council can take action in several ways. The Council may adopt an ordinance or city law. Ordinances usually take effect five days after their publication in the City's official newspaper, the Seattle Times. Most ordinances become part of the city's municipal code. The Council may amend or repeal an ordinance by adopting another ordinance.

The Council may also pass a resolution to express policy direction or make a public statement. The Council passes a motion to approve or deny a proposed action, such as the award of a bid.

The agenda also contains a consent calendar, which includes routine business items for which no special study or discussion is expected. Councilmembers may remove items from the consent calendar for discussion if they choose.

At regular sessions, you may speak to the Council during the oral communications opportunities at the beginning and end of the agenda. You may also address the Council during public hearings, which are held during the regular sessions.

Executive Sessions
The Council does occasionally meet in executive session, which is not open to the public. By law, the Council can only discuss certain items of business during executive sessions. These topics include personnel matters, property acquisition and disposition, and legal advice on matters of litigation or potential litigation.

Quasi-judicial Matters
Public comments are not taken on quasi-judicial matters, where Councilmembers act in the role of judges. These are most often land-use matters. The Council is legally required to decide the issue based solely upon information contained in the public record and obtained at special public hearings before the Council.

The public record for quasi-judicial matters is developed from testimony at earlier public hearings held before a Hearing Examiner or a city board or commission, as well as from written correspondence submitted within certain legal time frames. There are special guidelines for these public hearings and written submittals.

Meeting Schedule
The following table outlines the schedule for the regular session and study session meetings of the City Council:

Day	Scheduled Meeting(s)	Location	Public Comment Opportunity
1st and 3rd Mondays except in August and December	6 p.m. Study Session	Council Conference Room	None
1st and 3rd Mondays except in August and December	8 p.m. Regular Session	Council Chambers	Oral Communications at 8 p.m.
2nd and 4th Mondays except in August and December	6 - 10 p.m. Extended Study Session	Council Conference Room	Oral Communications at 6 p.m.
August - first Monday only	6 p.m. Study Session	Council Conference Room	None
August - first Monday only	8 p.m. Regular Session	Council Chambers	Oral Communications at 8 p.m.
December - first and second Mondays only	6 p.m. Study Session	Council Conference Room	None
December - first and second Mondays only	8 p.m. Regular Session	Council Chambers	Oral Communications at 8 p.m.

Contact Information

City Council
450 110th Ave. NE
P.O. Box 90012
Bellevue, WA 98009
Phone: 425-452-7810
Fax: 425-452-7919
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City Clerk's Office
450 110th Ave. NE
P.O. Box 90012
Bellevue, WA 98009
Phone: 425-452-6466
Fax: 425-452-5247
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