HOW TO SPEAK AND PARTICIPATE AT THE MEETING
Submit a Request to Speak form to the City Clerk before the close of the public comment period on an item or before the close of the general Public Comment period for non-agenda items.
Time Allotted for Speaking (subject to change by the presiding officer)
- Consent Calendar (any or all items): 3 minutes
- Agenda Items (not on Consent): 3 minutes
- General Public Comment (not on agenda): 3 minutes
No person may yield speaking time to another person.
Individuals who use a translator will receive twice the amount of time to ensure that non-English speakers receive the same opportunity to address the City Council.
General Public Comments
Twenty-one minutes are scheduled for the public to address the City Council on any matter within the jurisdiction of the City Council that is not on the agenda. The remaining speakers, if any, will be heard during the continued Public Comment period. There will be no continued Public Comment period if all speakers present at the time of the first Public Comment period are heard. Time limits are subject to change by the presiding officer. An issue raised by a speaker may be referred to the City Manager. No action may be taken by the Council at this time.
Visual Presentations
The use of City equipment for visual presentations is not permitted on non-land use or non-adjudicatory matters. Documents may be submitted by the deadlines indicated below to cityclerk@chulavistaca.gov; such documents will be provided to the Council and incorporated into the record for the meeting.
Signs
Signs and visuals may be held by members of the public, as long as they don’t block the view of other meeting attendees or otherwise interrupt or disrupt the orderly conduct of the City Council meeting.
HOW TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS
eComments: Available once an agenda is published. Locate the meeting in "upcoming meetings" and click the comment bubble icon. Click on the item you wish to comment on. Click on the orange “Leave Comment” button.
Email Comments: Email your written comments to cityclerk@chulavistaca.gov.
Deadline: eComments, emails, and written comments other than those personally delivered to the City Council meeting must be received by noon on the day of a regular City Council meeting or workshop. For special meetings, comments must be received at least three hours prior to the meeting.
Written comments personally delivered to the City Clerk’s table at the City Council meeting before the close of the public comment period for the item or before the general Public Comments period for a non-agenda item will be distributed to the City Council and incorporated into the record for the meeting.
CONDUCT DURING THE COUNCIL MEETING
Any person who engages in disorderly behavior that actually disrupts, disturbs or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of any City Council meeting shall, upon an order by the presiding officer or a majority of the Council, be barred from further audience before the City Council during that meeting.
Disorderly Conduct Includes (but is not limited to):
- Speaking without being recognized by the presiding officer.
- Continuing to speak after the allotted time has expired or has been paused.
- Speaking on an item at a time not designated for discussion by the public of that item.
- Throwing objects.
- Speaking on an issue that is not within the jurisdiction of the Council.
- Attempting to engage the audience rather than the Council.
- Addressing staff members or individual Councilmembers directly rather than the Council as a whole during the public comment period.
- Refusing to modify conduct after being advised by the presiding officer that the conduct is disrupting the meeting or disobeying any other lawful order of the presiding officer or a majority of the Council.
- Engaging in behavior that constitutes a use of force or a true threat of force.
