Auburn City Council

The City of Auburn operates under a Council-Manager form of government. By Charter, the City Council is comprised of the Mayor and seven Councilors. The Mayor is elected by a majority of voters and serves a two-year term. The City’s five voting wards each elect one Council member to represent their ward and two at-large members are elected citywide. All serve two-year terms.

The City Charter grants to the City Council all powers to enact, amend, or repeal rules, ordinances and resolutions relating to the City’s property, affairs and government, to preserve the public peace, health and safety, as well as establishing policy. The Council adopts an annual budget for both municipal and school operations and provides for an annual audit. The Council also appoints the City Manager. 

Meeting Schedule

Meetings are typically held on the first and third Mondays of every month, 7:00PM, 60 Court Street in Auburn

Watch our meetings on GREAT FALLS TV or on our YOUTUBE CHANNEL

Council meeting minutes and agendas can be found in the menu to the left.

City Council Contact

PUBLIC COMMENT

Public comment is an essential part of any local government meeting. It is an opportunity for members of the public to inform the governing body about their views. All meetings of the Auburn City Council, except Executive Sessions, are open to the public, and the public is always invited to participate, with the exception of Council workshops, which are primarily intended for the Council and staff to review and discuss items prior to their appearance on a regular City Council meeting.

The City of Auburn makes it a priority to offer fair and adequate opportunity for the public to be heard, to express opinions and concerns related to the business of the City, and to provide adequate time for the City Council to obtain information and opinions on subjects before it while ensuring that the time allowed for public input does not interfere with the addressing the scheduled agenda.

Whereas Auburn City Hall is currently closed to the public (due to precautions in place to fight the spread of COVID-19) and residents are unable to attend City Council meetings in person, we encourage residents to use one of the following methods to provide public comment. Please be sure to include your name and address, along with your comment, whichever method you use.

• Send an email to COMMENTS@AUBURNMAINE.GOV (your comments will be included in the meeting minutes

• Use the electronic form at the bottom of this page or

• Participate in the meeting via "Zoom" [details below]

ZOOM PARTICIPATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

For the forseeable future, Auburn City Council workshop and meeting will be conducted remotely using “Zoom.” The meeting will be broadcast as usual on Great Falls TV (cable channel 1302) and on the City of Auburn YouTube channel.

If you wish to offer public comment during a meeting, you can “attend” the meeting via Zoom and speak during the public comment session.

To participate in a meeting, please follow the "Agendas" link on the left side of this page, and open the agenda for the specific meeting you wish to attend. Register in advance by using the Zoom link provided on the agenda. 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. If you wish to speak, simply click “Raise Hand” in the webinar controls. You can also use the Alt+Y keyboard shortcut (Mac: Option+Y) to raise or lower your hand. You will be notified when it is your turn to speak. Be sure to “Unmute” yourself and speak clearly. All participants will be able to hear you.