The Rock Island City Council meets on the second and fourth Monday of every month. If the fourth Monday falls on a legal holiday, the meeting will be held instead on the third Monday. On December 10, 2018, an ordinance was passed amending the December Council meetings to the 2nd and 3rd Mondays of December. 

Agenda and Minutes: The meeting Agendas with attachments and Minutes from the previous Council meeting will be available after 2:00 pm on the Thursday prior to each meeting at www.rigov.org. You can sign up on the City website to be notified when the agenda is published (via email or text).

When and Where: The City Council meetings are held at 5:45 p.m. (On August 22, 2025 the City Council approved an amendment to the ordinance changing the start time of the regular meetings from 6:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.) in City Council Chambers on the third floor of Rock Island City Hall, 1528 Third Avenue. An elevator is conveniently located in the lobby. The meetings are open to the public and streamed live on the City’s YouTube channel.

Anyone may attend a Council meeting. To speak on any topic, sign in on the sheet at the entrance to Council Chambers. You are asked to write your name, address and the topic you wish to address. You will be called on during the “Public Comment” during the beginning o the meeting. 

Please review the rules and guidelines for Public Comment. Copies of the Public Comment rules and guidelines are also next to the sign in sheet in the back of Council Chambers.

Copies of the printed agenda are limited and will be at the entrance to Council Chambers on Monday evenings and available on a first come first serve basis. The City Council may not vote on any issue that is not on the printed Agenda.