Details of the petition

The petition does not have a fixed format, but a reference form is posted at the end.

The submission time can be made at any time, but the screening at each regular meeting (February, May, September, December) is only submitted as follows.
Please see "City Counsil Schedule" for the regular meeting schedule. Please contact us for details on the application deadline.

Initial bill of the regular meeting must arrive 4 days before the plenary session date (excluding city holidays)

Until noon three days before the plenary session date (excluding city holidays) before the plenary session date

(1)Those referred to the Congress (committee)
The committee examines petition regarding the decision-making of the council, such as those requesting the submission of a written opinion from the relevant administrative agencies and those seeking a resolution in the assembly, will be examined by the committee.
(2)Those not referred to Congress (committee)
About petition about request to administration, we demand answer from the mayor directly from chairperson and tell petitioner of this result.

In addition, about petition which we received, about thing including contents corresponding to any of the following, listen to opinion of steering committee and omit committee referral and handle without requesting answer to the mayors etc. May do.
(1)　Those seeking acts that violate laws and regulations or public order and morals
(2)　Those that may reveal secrets about the personal life of a particular individual
(3)　Those that may damage the honor of a particular individual, organization, etc., or lose trust
(4)　Related litigation or criminal cases under investigation
(5)　Those seeking disciplinary or other dispositions or admonition or other personnel measures for city officials
(6)　Thing which seeks action about matter not related to office work of city
(7)　Petitions or petitions for adoption, rejection, etc., with the same purpose as a petition or petition for adoption, rejection, etc., and finds that there is no particular change in the subsequent situation
(8)　Others that the Chair deems inappropriate

(1)Please submit it in Japanese. If you are submitting in Braille, please attach a translation if possible. (Please make the paper to A4 if possible.)
(2)Please specify the petition, state the date of submission, and address the chair.
(3)Please put the petition items briefly bulleted. If the contents are two or more, please write it separately. If you can't write it separately, please make a clear distinction.
(4)For things related to buildings, please attach guide maps and sketches as necessary.
(5)Petitioners should write, sign, or seal Address. Please let us know when you submit Phone number.
(6)If the petitioner is a corporation, state the location and name, and the representative must sign or seal the name. Please let us know your contact Phone number at the time of submission. In the case of an organization that is not a corporation, submit it in the name of the representative and sign or seal it by the representative. (Group seal is also acceptable.)
(7)If there are multiple petitioners, determine a representative and specify it in the text, and attach the signature book behind the text.
(8)When submitting a signature book, the signer must also have the signature and signature of Addressseal.
(9)Please note that if submitted by mail, the date of receipt will be the submission date. Also, please let us know your contact Phone number.
(10)Petitions sent by fax or e-mail will not be accepted.
(11)For online submissions, please refer to "About Online Submission (Petition)".

Person who wants to know examination contents of committee examination, please see Internet broadcast (outside site) and monitor broadcast.
Please refer to the City Counsil Schedule for the specific date of the committee review.

Any petition that concludes will be answered by mail or by system. We will also inform you of the petition that has not been concluded and have been treated as a continuous examination. The referral petition, which has been treated as a continuous examination, will be reviewed again at the next regular meeting.

　Reference style (Word version) (word: 13KB)
　Reference style (PDF version) (PDF: 53KB)

　Example of entry (Word version) (word: 29KB)
　Example (PDF version) (PDF: 88KB)

〒231-0005 6-50-10, Honcho, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi
City Council Bureau, Minutes Section
Phone: 045（671）3045
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E-mail: gi-giji@city.yokohama.jp