{"title":"Chilliwack council meetings: when, where and how to speak","question":"When and where does City Council meet?","slug":"council-meetings","place":{"path":"ca/bc/chilliwack","name":"Chilliwack","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"city-hall-and-council","name":"City Hall, council and elections"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Chilliwack","url":"https://www.chilliwack.com"},"short_answer":"Chilliwack City Council meets in Council Chambers at City Hall, 8550 Young Road, usually on the first and third Tuesday of the month at 2:00 p.m., reconvening at 4:00 p.m. for public hearings. Meetings stream live at chilliwack.com/live. To speak, ask the Corporate Officer in writing before the agenda closes.","aliases":["chilliwack council meeting schedule","chilliwack city council meeting times","when does chilliwack council meet","chilliwack inaugural council meeting"],"cost":"Free to attend or watch.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Council Chambers, City Hall","value":"8550 Young Road, Chilliwack, BC V2P 8A4"},{"type":"online","label":"Watch live","value":"https://www.chilliwack.com/live"},{"type":"phone","label":"Legislative Services (Clerk's Department)","value":"604-793-2986"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Council Meeting Calendar (2026 calendar and Notice of Regular Council Meetings)","url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=3089"},{"title":"Council Minutes and Agendas","url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=279"},{"title":"Live Council Meetings","url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=1190"}],"related":[],"nearby":[],"topic":null,"facts":{"schedule":{"label":"Regular meetings","value":"First and third Tuesday of each month at 2:00 p.m., reconvening at 4:00 p.m. for public hearings and other business. In January the meetings may be on the second and fourth Tuesday. If the Tuesday is a holiday, the meeting is held on the next day that is not a holiday. The posted schedules for 2026 and 2027 list the actual dates and show some exceptions to the first and third Tuesday pattern.","short":"1st and 3rd Tuesday, 2:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. hearings)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=652","title":"Procedural Bylaw 2004, No. 2984 (PDF) (consolidated to July 16, 2024), City of Chilliwack","section":"s. 10","quotes":["Regular meetings of Council shall be held at 2:00 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of each month with the meeting reconvening at 4:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month","In the case of a holiday, the meeting shall be held on the next succeeding day that is not a holiday."]},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=279","title":"Council Minutes & Agendas, City of Chilliwack","section":"intro","quotes":["Regular Council meetings commence at 2:00 pm in the Council Chambers on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month, with some exceptions as noted in the Council Meeting Calendar.","The Regular Council meeting will then reconvene at 4:00 pm for Public Hearings, Public Information meetings and other items of business as determined."]},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=8680","title":"Notice of Regular Council Meetings 2027 (PDF), City of Chilliwack","section":"2027 Regular Council Meetings","quotes":["Tuesday, September 7 2:00 pm / 4:00 pm","Tuesday, September 28 2:00 pm / 4:00 pm"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-05"},"sources_differ":"The bylaw says the 4:00 p.m. reconvening is on the first Tuesday only, while the City's pages say every regular meeting reconvenes at 4:00 p.m. and the notices list 2:00 pm / 4:00 pm for every meeting. The bylaw governs, but the notices show the 4:00 p.m. session is scheduled at every meeting."},"location":{"label":"Where","value":"Council Chambers at City Hall, 8550 Young Road, Chilliwack, BC V2P 8A4. Meetings are held at City Hall unless Council directs otherwise by resolution, and may be held electronically at the Mayor's and Corporate Officer's discretion.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=652","title":"Procedural Bylaw 2004, No. 2984 (PDF) (consolidated to July 16, 2024), City of Chilliwack","section":"s. 17","quotes":["Unless otherwise directed by resolution, all meetings of Council shall be held at the City Hall of the City of Chilliwack."]},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=2905","title":"How to Participate - Public Hearings, City of Chilliwack","section":"What is a Public Hearing?","quotes":["Public Hearings are held in Council Chambers at City Hall (8550 Young Road)"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-12"}},"watch":{"label":"Watching online","value":"Meetings are broadcast live at chilliwack.com/live and on the City's YouTube channel, youtube.com/citychilliwack. Video is posted by noon the next day and stays online for 30 days. The bylaw also requires regular meetings to be recorded electronically where equipment is available.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=2905","title":"How to Participate - Public Hearings, City of Chilliwack","section":"Watch Online","quotes":["Watch Online | City website | www.chilliwack.com/live | Youtube | www.youtube.com/citychilliwack"]},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=1443","title":"Archived Council Meeting Videos, City of Chilliwack","section":"intro","quotes":["Video from the Council Meetings will be posted the following day before noon, and be available to view for 30 days."]},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=652","title":"Procedural Bylaw 2004, No. 2984 (PDF) (consolidated to July 16, 2024), City of Chilliwack","section":"s. 24","quotes":["The proceedings of the regular meetings of Council shall be recorded electronically by the Corporate Officer in all situations where electronic equipment is available."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-12"}},"speak":{"label":"Speaking at a meeting","value":"Send a written request to the Corporate Officer (clerks@chilliwack.com or 604-793-2986) with the names of the speakers and the subject, before the agenda closes. The Mayor must approve it. Delegations get 10 minutes, and at most two delegations appear at a meeting. Presentation materials are due by 4:30 p.m. on the Friday before. Confidential matters, matters with a hearing scheduled or held, election campaigning and some other topics are not approved. For public hearings, written comments are due by 4:00 p.m. on the Monday before, and people can also speak in person at the hearing.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=652","title":"Procedural Bylaw 2004, No. 2984 (PDF) (consolidated to July 16, 2024), City of Chilliwack","section":"ss. 31, 32, 38","quotes":["The delegation shall advise the Corporate Officer in writing, prior to the closure of agenda","A maximum of two delegations will be allowed at any Council meeting","Generally, delegations will be allowed 10 minutes to present their brief"]},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=3143","title":"Delegations - Appearing Before Mayor and Council, City of Chilliwack","section":"Request to Appear as a Delegation; Delegation Guidelines","quotes":["a written request must be submitted to the Corporate Officer.","Delegations will be allotted 10 minutes to present.","must be submitted to the Corporate Officer by 4:30 pm on the Friday prior to the Council meeting"]},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=2905","title":"How to Participate - Public Hearings, City of Chilliwack","section":"How to Participate","quotes":["Written Participation Deadline: 4:00 pm the Monday before the Council Meeting","please proceed to the microphone and provide your full name and address before speaking to the subject."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-12"}},"agendas":{"label":"Agendas and minutes","value":"Agendas and adopted minutes are posted on the City's Meeting Agendas and Minutes page. The agenda and agenda package must be posted on the City website at least 24 hours before a regular meeting, and public notice of the meeting at least 72 hours before. Agenda items are due to the Corporate Officer by 1:00 p.m. on the Wednesday before. Only minutes adopted by Council are posted.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=652","title":"Procedural Bylaw 2004, No. 2984 (PDF) (consolidated to July 16, 2024), City of Chilliwack","section":"ss. 14, 15, 41","quotes":["At least 24 hours before a regular meeting of Council the Corporate Officer must give further public notice of the meeting by","posting a copy of the Agenda Item Listing and the Council Agenda package on the City website, when available.","not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Wednesday preceding the regular meetings of Council"]},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=279","title":"Council Minutes & Agendas, City of Chilliwack","section":"intro","quotes":["Only those minutes that have been adopted by Council are available."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-05"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Procedural Bylaw 2004, No. 2984 (consolidated to July 16, 2024). The City's pages call it Procedural Bylaw 3736, but the bylaws list shows only No. 2984.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=652","title":"Procedural Bylaw 2004, No. 2984 (PDF) (consolidated to July 16, 2024), City of Chilliwack","section":"s. 1","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited as “Procedural Bylaw 2004, No. 2984”."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-12"},"sources_differ":"The Mayor & Council and Council Minutes & Agendas pages cite \"Procedural Bylaw 3736\", which is not in the City's bylaws list."}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder the City's [Procedural Bylaw](https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=652), regular Council meetings start at 2:00 p.m. in Council Chambers on the first and third Tuesday of each month (in January, possibly the second and fourth). If that Tuesday is a holiday, the meeting moves to the next day that is not a holiday. Council reconvenes at 4:00 p.m. for public hearings, public information meetings and other business.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Check the Council Meeting Calendar for the date. The 2026 Notice lists the remaining dates as November 17, December 1 and December 15 (each 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.). The 2027 Notice is also posted and has a few dates that are not the first or third Tuesday.\n2. Attend at City Hall, or watch live at chilliwack.com/live or on the City's YouTube channel.\n3. Read the agenda beforehand on the Council Minutes and Agendas page. It is posted at least 24 hours before the meeting.\n4. To speak, email clerks@chilliwack.com or call 604-793-2986 with your name and topic before the agenda closes. For a public hearing, send written comments by 4:00 p.m. the Monday before, or speak in person.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Videos are posted by noon the next day and stay online for 30 days.\n- Delegations get 10 minutes, with at most two per meeting. The Mayor approves each request, and not every request is approved.\n- The City's pages call the bylaw No. 3736, but the bylaws list shows only No. 2984. Check the calendar rather than assuming the first and third Tuesday.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=13","title":"Mayor & Council, City of Chilliwack","accessed":"2026-10-29"},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=279","title":"Council Minutes & Agendas, City of Chilliwack","accessed":"2026-10-29"},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=3089","title":"Council Meeting Calendar, City of Chilliwack","accessed":"2026-10-29"},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=8267","title":"Notice of Regular Council Meetings 2026 (PDF), City of Chilliwack","accessed":"2026-10-29"},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=8266","title":"Council Meeting Calendar 2026 (PDF), City of Chilliwack","accessed":"2026-10-29"},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=8680","title":"Notice of Regular Council Meetings 2027 (PDF), City of Chilliwack","accessed":"2026-11-11"},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=652","title":"Procedural Bylaw 2004, No. 2984 (PDF) (consolidated to July 16, 2024), City of Chilliwack","accessed":"2026-11-11"},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=3143","title":"Delegations - Appearing Before Mayor and Council, City of Chilliwack","accessed":"2026-11-11"},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=2905","title":"How to Participate - Public Hearings, City of Chilliwack","accessed":"2026-11-11"},{"url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=1443","title":"Archived Council Meeting Videos, City of Chilliwack","accessed":"2026-11-11"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-11","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/council-meetings/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/council-meetings.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/council-meetings.json"}}