Overview
There are a number of ways Medway residents can have their say on services run by the council and decisions being made by the council. Please see below for more information.
Speak to your councillor
You can write to, email or phone your local councillor, a councillor who sits on the Cabinet or a committee which is to consider the matter you would like to speak about.
If you are unhappy about a local matter, you can ask your councillor to raise a 'councillor call for action' so that your views are looked into.
Ask a question
Members of the public can ask a question at a meeting of the Full Council.
Get advice about asking a question at a council meeting, you can then send your question to us, stating which Cabinet Member or Committee Chairman you wish to put it to.
Deadlines for sending in your questions during 2022 to 2023:
- 12noon on Tuesday 12 July 2022 for the council meeting on Thursday 21 July 2022
- 12noon on Tuesday 1 November 2022 for the council meeting on Thursday 10 November 2022
- 12noon on Tuesday 10 January 2023 for the council meeting on Thursday 19 January 2023
- 12noon on Tuesday 11 April 2023 for the council meeting on Thursday 20 April 2023.
We do not have public questions at the council meeting in February or at Annual Council in May 2022.
Organise a petition
Call for action on a specific issue by organising a petition.
Take part in consultation
A consultation is where members of the public are asked to give their views on something that is being decided.
In some cases individuals or groups will be asked to complete surveys and opinion polls or meet to talk about a plan, problem or question.
Medway Council encourages all members of the community to take part in consultation.
Medway Citizens' Panel
A Citizens’ Panel is a sample of local residents who have volunteered to regularly take part in local consultation. The panel is made up of a group of residents who are representative of the area by geographical location, age, sex and ethnicity.
Panel members are contacted to complete surveys four times a year. They could be asked to take part in short polls, digital testing, focus groups or a workshop between these times.
Join Medway's panel to have your say.