You can ask a Council Member for privilege of the floor and you will be allowed to address the issue at the Council meeting, before the Council votes. The City Clerk can assist you in this procedure.

Contact the City Clerk's Office at (309) 494-8565. 

The Clerk prepares the City Council Agenda and can answer your question(s) after 3:00 P.M. on Wednesdays. You may also view the Agenda on our website.

Upon request, the Agenda can be obtained in any of the following ways:

By calling the City Clerk's office at (309)494-8565 the Agenda can be:

• Faxed
• E-Mailed
• Mailed (at no charge to you)
• By Internet
• Picked up in the City Clerk's office or in the City Hall main entrance foyer.

You may receive the Minutes by mail by sending a request providing your name and addresss; or you can access the Minutes by Internet.

Most public information can be obtained upon request. For larger, more complicated requests, please contact the City Clerk and fill out a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) form. You will receive a reply within 5 business days, or a request for an additional 5 days with a legal exception.

The City Clerk can be reached by:
Phone: 309-494-8565
Fax: 309-494-8574
E-mail: mhaynes@ci.peoria.il.us

FOIA forms may be obtained on our website by clicking on Officials/City Clerk/Forms or by fax and e-mail. Completed forms may be faxed to the Clerk's Office to expedite processing of your request please confirm by telephone that your faxed request was received).

Auxiliary aids are available upon request. Phone 494-8565 (V), by Friday prior to the Council meeting. TTY users call the Illinois Relay Center 1-800-526-0844 or 1-800-526-0857 (V).

Peoria City Hall has a wheelchair ramp entrance off the side parking lot and is equipped with an elevator that meets ADA requirements.

The City Clerk's Office can inform you who your District Council Member is and can provide phone numbers and addresses. Also, we can provide phone numbers and addresses of the five At-Large Council Members, who can often times provide assistance as well.

You may contact one of the following offices:

Peoria City Hall
City Clerk's Office
419 Fulton, Room 401
Peoria, IL 61602
Phone: (309)494-8565


Election Commission
542 SW Adams
Peoria, IL 61602
Phone: (309)494-8683


Peoria County Courthouse
County Clerk's Office
324 Main Street
Peoria, IL 61602
Phone: (309)672-6070

Contact the City Clerk's Office. We keep records beginning in 1835 and we can search by subject, date or by document.

The City Council has provided a permanent placement at the end of the Agenda for citizens' requests to address the Council.  Citizens wishing to address the Council must fill out a card providing name, address, and topic.  Cards are available to be filled out after 6:00pm the night of the meeting and will be accepted by the City Clerk from 6:00 pm throughout the meeting.  When the Mayor calls for citizen comments at the end of the Agenda, any citizen who has filled out and submitted a card to the City Clerk may come forward and address the Council.  The Council advises citizens that issues brought before the City Council should be germane to City Government.

Clerk's Note:  If the item pertains to a City service, the Council prefers that you contact the appropriate department within the City Administration first.  If you are having difficulty reaching a department, the Clerk's Office can assist you.  If you are unable to obtain assistance, you can contact your District Council Member.

The City Council meets for formal business sessions on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month beginning at 6:15pm.

Notices of any special meetings are posted at least 48 hours prior.

Meetings are held in Council Chambers on the 4th floor of City Hall.  The meetings are open to the public.  Cable TV, Channel 22, in Peoria telecasts the Council Meetings live on the Tuesdays meetings are held.  WCBU Radio, FM 89.9 broadcasts the meeting every Tuesday.