Regular City Council meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. on several Mondays each month in Bloomington Civic Plaza's Council Chambers unless otherwise noted. This schedule is adjusted to accommodate holidays.
Study Sessions of the City Council will be held approximately monthly on Monday nights beginning at 6:30 p.m. in Bloomington Civic Plaza's Council Chambers unless otherwise noted.
Listening Sessions are held prior to each regular City Council meeting and will be from 5:45 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. in the Haeg Conference Room. Pre-registration is requested for listening sessions.
The Council also holds joint meetings and concurrent meetings with other organizational groups, special meetings, and meetings on property taxes.
There are three ways to comment or testify during a public hearing or on a specific agenda item:
Attend in person; or
Participate remotely during the public hearing. Unique log-ins will be posted to calendar entries for City Council meetings ; or
Offer comment in advance of the meeting by leaving a voicemail at 952-563-8782 or emailing councilsecretary@bloomingtonmn.gov no later than 2 p.m. on the meeting date. Include the item number and item name listed on the agenda. Include your name, phone number, and address when leaving a voicemail or email. Please indicate if you also plan to attend in person or call in during the meeting to provide live comment or testimony.
Meeting agenda and documents are available at blm.mn/meetings.
Listening sessions are meetings held before the beginning of each regular City Council meeting for community members to present their ideas, questions or concerns to the City Council.
When
Listening sessions occur on Monday from 5:45 - 6:15 p.m. whenever there is a regularly scheduled City Council meeting. (Council meetings start at 6:30 p.m.)
A quorum is needed to open the meeting and take action, except less than a quorum can vote to adjourn.
Preregistration (with topic) is requested by contacting the Council Secretary.The Council Secretary will request the speaker’s topic(s). Those that have preregistered will be called on to speak before those that have not preregistered.
Listening Session testimony is permitted on any topic except those that have a scheduled public hearing the City Council agenda that same day.
No more than five minutes per speaker/topic.
These guidelines will be applied equally for each speaker/topic.
If everyone that has preregistered or otherwise desires to speak has spoken but it’s not yet 6:15 p.m., then the City Council can adjourn early.
Minutes will be taken (with actions and attendance recorded).
The Mayor, or its designee, is the Presiding Officer.
City Manager and City Attorney, or their designees, shall also attend.
A sergeant at arms will be present.
City Manager may request additional staff attend based on topics indicated at preregistration.
Section 21 of the City Council’s Rules of Procedure (Enforcement of Decorum) are applicable to these Listening Sessions as if they occurred in the Council Chambers.
The City Council’s Rules of Procedure and Robert’s Rules of Order (most current edition) shall be consulted for parliamentary procedures, when needed.
Audio
NOTE: The recorder did not capture the audio from the August 4, 2025 listening session and is therefore unavailable. Please refer to the meeting minutes at blm.mn/agenda for more information.
Adopted in 1960, the City Charter provides for a Council-Manager form of government. The City Council, which includes an elected mayor and six other elected Councilmembers, exercises the legislative power of the City of Bloomington and determines all City policies.
The City Council appoints a professional City manager, who is responsible to the Council for the administration of all City business. The Council also appoints people to various advisory boards and commissions.
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