San Diego Municipal Code § 2.6 Public Comment on Information and Adoption Agenda Items

Members of the public shall be given the opportunity to address the Council on agendized items. The Council President may determine the number of speakers on an agenda item or reduce the amount of time available to each speaker to appropriately manage the meeting and ensure the Council has time to consider all the agenda items. A member of the public may only provide one comment per agenda item.

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(a) Each speaker must file a written request (speaker slip) with the City Clerk at the meeting at which the speaker wishes to speak indicating which item they wish to speak on. Speaker slips may not be turned in prior to the day of the meeting or after completion of in-person testimony. In person testimony will conclude before virtual testimony begins.

(b) Each person who wishes to address the Council shall
approach the podium and state who they are
representing if they represent an organization or
another person.

(c) Each speaker may speak up to three minutes. Speakers
may group themselves into an organized presentation
before the date of the meeting as provided in the
procedures for public comment on the meeting agenda.
Members of an organized group may speak up to the
time allocated to the group based on the number of
group members present at the meeting, with a
maximum time of 15 minutes.

In addition to observing and participating in Council meetings at Council Chambers in accordance with Rule 2.6.1, members of the public may participate virtually (by telephone or internet streaming) as indicated on the meeting agenda. Virtual public comment will be accepted by the City Clerk as provided in the procedures for public comment for the meeting posted with the meeting agenda.

(a) Speakers who wish to provide virtual public comment
must enter the virtual queue by raising their virtual
hands before the queue closes. The queue will close
when the last virtual speaker finishes speaking or five
minutes after in-person testimony ends, whichever
happens first.

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San Diego Municipal Code Chapter 2: Government (7-2026)

(b) Each speaker may speak up to three minutes. Speakers
may group themselves into an organized presentation
before the date of the meeting as provided in the
procedures for public comment on the meeting agenda.
Members of an organized group may speak up to the
time allocated to the group based on the number of
group members participating virtually at the meeting,
with a maximum time of 15 minutes.

Written public comment will be accepted by the City Clerk using the City Clerk webform or by U.S. mail or as provided in the procedures for public comment posted on the meeting agenda.