Public Meetings
Agendas, minutes and meeting video
Every public body, every meeting, searchable. Agendas post at least 24 hours ahead, minutes and video go up after the meeting, and anyone can speak.
22 meetings
What Missouri law guarantees you
The Missouri Sunshine Law (Chapter 610, RSMo) is what makes this page a requirement rather than a courtesy. These are the real rules — the meetings listed above are illustrative.
- § 610.020, RSMo
Notice and a tentative agenda must be posted at least 24 hours before a meeting, and the agenda has to be specific enough to tell the public what will actually be considered.
- § 610.011, RSMo
Meetings, records and votes of public governmental bodies are presumed open. The law is to be liberally construed in favor of openness.
- § 610.021, RSMo
A body may close only the narrow, listed subjects — such as legal action, real estate purchases and personnel — and must announce the reason and the vote to close.
- § 610.023.3, RSMo
A records request must be answered no later than the end of the third business day after the custodian receives it.
How to speak at a meeting
Sign up before the item is called
Fill out a speaker card at the back of the chamber, or submit the online form before 5:00 PM on the meeting day.
You get three minutes
Groups can pool time. Say your name and which part of the city you live in, then make your point.
Written comment counts too
Anything emailed to the City Clerk before the meeting is distributed to every Council member and entered into the record.
You don't have to speak in English
Ask for an interpreter at least 48 hours ahead and the City provides one at no cost to you.
Note: Meeting dates, agenda items and summaries on this page are illustrative placeholders. The statutory citations are real.
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