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Buffalo at a glance: 10 recent meetings · 4 upcoming · 4 active issues · 4 decisions
Active issues
What's hot right now· 4
Coming up
Upcoming meetings· 4
On the record
Recent decisions· 4
Halton-Pope Resolutions 3 & 4 - Fund Custody and Economic Development Incentives
Approved 9–0Common CouncilOct 27Late Files - North District Planters and Harvest on Bailey Fee Waiver
Approved 9–0Common CouncilOct 27Cazenovia Park Peter Crotty Roof Contract
Approved 9–0Common CouncilOct 2726-000876 - Notice of Appointment-Internal Audit Administrator (Prov)(Max) ($86,267) Hadley 10/27/26 I
Approved 9–0Common CouncilOct 27
Development watch
What's being built· 4
Recent meetings
Full archive →- NOV2Planning Board
Planning Board - Nov 2, 2026
- OCT29Preservation Board
Buffalo Preservation Board to weigh window swaps, a new Hospital Hill Historic District, and three landmark designations
- OCT27Common CouncilTranscribedVideo
Council delays BFSA financing vote, denies Delaware Ave tobacco license, and adopts 10 Halton-Pope reform resolutions
- OCT21Zoning Board of AppealsTranscribedVideo
Buffalo Zoning Board approves several variances but tables major Lafayette project
- OCT20CIVIL SERVICE COMMITTEETranscribedVideo
City Civil Service Committee approves several appointments, tables union update resolution
- OCT20FINANCE COMMITTEETranscribedVideo
Buffalo Council Weighs Emergency Financing and City Cash Flow Reports
Frequently asked about Buffalo
When and where does the Buffalo Common Council meet?
The Common Council holds its regular (stated) meetings every other Tuesday at 2:00 PM in the Council Chambers on the 13th floor of Buffalo City Hall, 65 Niagara Square. The Council recesses from stated meetings during August, and when a meeting Tuesday falls on a statutory holiday it moves to the following day. On the alternating Tuesdays the Council's standing committees - Civil Service, Finance, Community Development and Legislation - meet instead.
How can I watch Buffalo Common Council meetings?
Every Common Council meeting is live streamed on the Buffalo Common Council Facebook page at facebook.com/BFLOCC. Agendas, agenda packets and minutes are posted on the city's CivicClerk portal at buffalony.portal.civicclerk.com, and OpenNewYork adds searchable transcripts and video for each meeting.
How do I speak at a Buffalo Common Council public hearing?
Public comment is taken at the Council's committee meetings, which are held bi-weekly on the Tuesdays opposite stated Council meetings. Residents sign up in advance using the 'Request to Sign Up to Speak On a Public Hearing' form at buffalony.gov/1561, and Council staff confirm the request within one business day. Questions can go to Common Council staff at (716) 851-5105 or councilstaff@buffalony.gov.
Who represents me on the Buffalo Common Council?
Buffalo is divided into nine council districts - Delaware, Ellicott, Fillmore, Lovejoy, Masten, Niagara, North, South and University - each represented by one popularly elected District Council Member. There are no at-large members; the Council President is elected by the members from among themselves. You can look up your district with the city's interactive map or on the Common Council Members page at buffalony.gov/387.
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