For every action item for which there has been a public hearing, there is a file containing staff papers, drafts, correspondence received, amendments, etc. These are available for examination. Older public hearing files are available on microfilm. There is a daily mail log and correspondence may be retrieved by subject, date, or name of correspondent. There are also chronological reading files.
Older correspondence is stored on microfilm.
Organization representatives receive 5 minutes, individuals receive 3 minutes. The Council also encourages written testimony and accepts petitions. Individuals who are on the speakers list and who are present at the public hearing may cede their time to another speaker already on the list. However, no speaker may have more than a total of nine minutes of time. Those wishing to submit written testimony for the record are asked to provide 15 copies, if possible, so that each Councilmember, the Clerk of the Council and Council staff may have a copy.