Mayoral Requests

Form Instructions

Complete and submit a request form if you would like an appearance by the Mayor / Council at your event or a ceremonial document. Below are general descriptions of your options. Please review the descriptions prior to submitting your request. Once submitted, please allow 1-2 weeks for confirmation.

Appearance Requests

• Attend as Guest or honoree – You would like the Mayor / Council to attend your event but you have no expectations of a speech or ceremonial actions.
• Welcome Speaker or Welcome Greeting at event - You would like the Mayor / Council to speak in a casual format for 5 minutes or less, welcoming a new business/event or prominent guest to the City of Corpus Christi. You will need to provide an agenda or “run of show”.
• Keynote Speaker – You would like the Mayor / Council to speak in a formal setting for more than 10 minutes about a specific event or core message. You are asked to provide detailed talking points and an overall theme.
• Short Remarks Speaker - You would like the Mayor / Council to speak in a casual format for about 5 to 10 minutes about a specific event or particular message. You are asked to provide brief talking points
• Ribbon Cutting – You would like the Mayor / Council to participate in the opening ceremony of a new business, building, or similar public site.
• Groundbreaking – You would like the Mayor / Council to participate in a ceremony recognizing the start of construction for a new business, building or similar public site.
• Present Proclamation – You would like the Mayor / Council to give a 2 to 3- minute casual speech recognizing your organization; read your organization’s proclamation; and present the proclamation to your organization’s representative. Due to space limitations, you may request a proclamation be presented at a City Council meeting or at your event. We are sorry to say we will not be able to do both. Note: Proclamation requests will be considered incomplete without appropriate verbiage. Proclamations presented outside of a council meeting must be picked up by a representative of the requesting organization PRIOR to the event date. You must bring it to the event for presentation.
• Present Key to the City - The key can be presented to dignitaries that are not a Corpus Christi native or current resident and of course is at the Mayor’s discretion. It should be presented by a City Official. It is helpful to have the person’s BIO or some information about them so the presenter will have some talking points.
• Proclamation – prepared for a local organization in observance of a specific occasion, day, week or month (Ex: Safe Driving Day, Good Nutrition Week, American Heritage Month). You will be required to submit proclamation verbiage. Due to space limitations, you may request a proclamation be presented at a City Council meeting or at your event. We are sorry to say we will not be able to do both. Note: Proclamation requests will be considered incomplete without appropriate verbiage. Proclamations can be presented at the City Council Ceremonial Meetings, held every Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. with the exception of the 1^st Tuesday of each month. If the proclamation is to be presented outside of a council meeting, it must be picked up by a representative of the requesting organization PRIOR to the event date. You must bring it to the event for presentation.
• Certificates of Commendation – prepared for general events such as significant anniversaries, prominent retirements, when a Corpus Christi citizen has made a significant contribution to our community, etc. You will be required to submit certificate verbiage. Due to space limitations, you may request a commendation be presented at a City Council meeting or at your event. We are sorry to say we will not be able to do both. Note: Certificate of Commendation requests will be considered incomplete without appropriate verbiage.
   

Ceremonial Document Requests

• Proclamation – prepared for a local organization in observance of a specific occasion, day, week or month (Ex: Safe Driving Day, Good Nutrition Week, American Heritage Month). You will be required to submit proclamation verbiage. Due to space limitations, you may request a proclamation be presented at a City Council meeting or at your event. We are sorry to say we will not be able to do both. Note: Proclamation requests will be considered incomplete without appropriate verbiage. Proclamations can be presented at City Council Business Meetings, held every Tuesday at 11:30am with the exception of the 1st Tuesday of each month. If the proclamation is to be presented outside of a council meeting, it must be picked up by a representative of the requesting organization PRIOR to the event date. You must bring it to the event for presentation.
• Certificates of Commendation – prepared for general events such as significant anniversaries, prominent retirements, when a Corpus Christi citizen has made a significant contribution to our community, etc. You will be required to submit certificate verbiage. Due to space limitations, you may request a commendation be presented at a City Council meeting or at your event. We are sorry to say we will not be able to do both. Note: Certificate of Commendation requests will be considered incomplete without appropriate verbiage.