SECTION 3.    Addressing City Council.   City Code, Article II Section 2-35(a) (Addressing the City Council) Subsection (1) (General rules) is amended to add a new section (e), and subsections (2), (3) and (4) are amended, in part, to read as follows:

  (a) Addressing the city council.
       (1) General Rules. A new section is hereby added to read as follows:

       (e) In each instance in which a citizen or group is provided an opportunity to address city council, said citizen or group my submit written testimony in support of or opposition to a particular agenda item or on a topic that could be discussed during "Citizens to be Heard" in lieu of presenting verbal testimony, provided that such a written testimony is submitted by the deadlines and could be otherwise be read into the record during the timeframes provided in the Code.

Useful Links:

Written Testimony Form (English) 

Forma Para Testimonio (Spanish)