Council and committee meetings
The City Council meets according to a certain monthly cycle. First are three committee meetings and the last Wednesday of the month the public council meeting. Council meetings are generally open to the public. You can attend the meeting, watch it live from home or listen to it afterwards. You also have the opportunity to speak during a meeting.
View agenda, documents or meeting?
For meeting dates, agendas, meeting documents, committee and City Council meeting minutes or the live stream or recording of meetings, check the Administrative Information website.
Expressing your opinion (speaking up)
You can share your views with the council in several ways:
- Via the speakers' quarters about a proposal that is on the agenda of a council committee. You must register in advance for this at the Municipal Clerk’s Office . This is possible until just before the start of the committee meeting. You have approximately five minutes speaking time.
- You can use the speakers' square to inform committee members about a current and urgent social topic or issue that is not on the agenda of the meeting. Please note: register at least 24 hours before the start of the meeting at the Municipal Clerk’s Office You also have approximately five minutes to speak here.
- By submitting a citizens' initiative, which you can then explain at a council meeting. The rules for this are in the citizens' initiative regulation.
Sign up for the Municipal Clerk’s Office
Would you like to give your opinion during the council information evening? Or do you have questions about, for example, the council or committee meetings? Then contact the Municipal Clerk’s Office .
Visiting address: Raadhuisplein 1, Heerlen
- Teun Zwemmer (registrar): 045-5604411
- Camiel Bartholomé (MW and ROLO committees): 045-5605035
- Alexandra van der Weijden (EBF and civic engagement committee): 045-5605068