How To Participate
1. Vote
Registering and finding out when you vote is as easy as 1-2-3! Remember: Your vote is your voice!
2. Submit Testimony
Submit testimony to make your voice heard! Note that the deadline to submit testimony before a public hearing is 3PM two business days before the hearing.
3. Budget
Explore how the budget is used to provide the services needed to keep Providence running.
4. Learn
What is an ordinance? How does it become Law? Check out or Citizens Guide to the legislative process here.
5. Follow
Sign up for automatic email alerts from the Providence City Clerk’s office and never miss a notification for a council or committee meeting.
6. Research
Want to read an existing ordinance? Search the Providence RI Code of Ordinances here.
7. Develop
Learn about what CDBG (Community Develop Block Grant) funds are and how they are used.
8. Ask
Here you can find a collection of the most frequently asked questions in regards to how the City Council operates.
9. Track
Your taxes fund and support various city services. Track how those dollars are used in the City’s annual budget by visiting the Open Data Portal.
