PUBLIC COMMENTS
*Citizens may comment on any subject within the jurisdiction of the City Council/Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency/Public Finance Authority/Parking Authority, including items on the Agenda. The time limit
for public comment is four (4) minutes and remains at the discretion of the presiding officer and changes shall be
set at the start of the meeting. Speakers must submit “Request to Speak” cards to the City Clerk, and be prepared
to speak when called. No speaker cards will be received after the close of the Citizen’s Comments portion of the
meeting.
**Speakers should hold comments on items listed as a Hearing until the Hearing is opened.
The City of Stockton invites public comments in multiple forms. You provide your comments by using one of these
methods:
1. Email - you may email your comments to city.clerk@stocktonca.gov
2. Voicemail - you can leave a voice message by dialing (209) 937-8459.
3. In-Person Comments - a) Speakers must submit "request to speak cards" to the Clerk prior to the Public
Comment portion of the agenda. No speaker cards will be accepted after the close of Public Comment. Please
redirect any inquiries to City.Clerk@stocktonca.gov. b) Address only issues over which the meeting body has
jurisdiction. c) The time limit for public comment is at the discretion of the presiding officer and shall be set at the
start of the meeting. Donating time is not authorized. d) Your time will be displayed on the speaker podium for
convenience.
*All written and voicemail public comments received by the Clerk's Office 90 minutes prior to the meeting start time
will be forwarded to the meeting body members as correspondence and attached to the minutes. All comments
received after that time will be forwarded as correspondence the following business day. Written and voicemail
comments will not be read into the record.
Council Policy Manual Chapter 4.07 DECORUM
§ 4.07.010 Policy.
1) COUNCILMEMBERS
The City Council will practice civility and decorum in their discussions and debate. Councilmembers will value each
other's time and will preserve order and decorum. A member shall neither, by conversation or otherwise, delay or
interrupt the proceedings of the Council, use personal, impertinent or slanderous remarks, nor disturb any other
member while that member is speaking or refuse to obey the orders of the presiding officer or the Council, except
as otherwise provided herein.
A) All Councilmembers have the opportunity to speak and agree to disagree but no Councilmember shall speak
twice on any given subject unless all other Councilmembers have been given the opportunity to speak.
B) The Mayor has the affirmative duty to maintain order. The City Council will honor the role of the Mayor in
maintaining order. If a Councilmember believes the Mayor is not maintaining order, the Councilmember may move
that the Vice-Mayor enforce the rules of decorum and otherwise maintain order. If that motion receives a second
and is approved by a Council majority, the Vice-Mayor shall enforce the rules of decorum and maintain order.
C) Any Councilmember who violates the rules repeatedly shall be sanctioned by the City Council, including, but not
limited to, barring the Councilmember from further participation (other than voting) on the subject.
2) PERSONS ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL
Persons addressing the Council shall not make personal, impertinent, unduly repetitive, slanderous or profane
remarks to the Council, any member of the Council, City staff or the general public, nor utter loud, threatening,
personal or abusive language, nor engage in any other conduct that disrupts, disturbs or otherwise unreasonably
impedes the orderly conduct of the Council meeting. Any person who makes such remarks, who utters loud,
threatening, personal or abusive language, who is unduly repetitious or engages in extended discussion of
irrelevancies, or who engages in any disorderly conduct that disrupts, disturbs or otherwise unreasonably impedes
the orderly conduct of any Council meeting shall, at the discretion of the presiding officer or a majority of the
Council, be barred from further audience before the Council during that meeting.
3) ENFORCEMENT
