Details of the petition

There is no fixed format in the petition, but the reference format is posted at the end.

Submissions may be made at any time, but screenings at each regular meeting (February, May, September, December) are only submitted as follows.
Please refer to “City Counsil Schedule” for the schedule of regular meetings. Please contact us for details on the deadline.

Must arrive 4 days before the plenary session date (excluding city holidays) at the beginning of the regular meeting

Until noon three days before the plenary session date of the regular meeting at the beginning of the regular meeting (excluding city holidays)

(1)Those referred to Congress (Committee)
About petition about institutional decision of assembly including thing requesting presentation of statement of position to related administrative agency or thing demanding resolution in assembly, we examine in committee.
(2)Those not referred to Congress (Committee)
About petition about request to administration, we ask the mayor directly for answer from chairperson and tell this result to petitioner.

In addition, among petitions received, about thing which includes contents corresponding to any of the following, we hear opinion of steering committee and omit committee referral and do not request answer to the mayors etc. May be handled.
(1)　Those who seek acts that violate laws and regulations or public order and morals
(2)　Which could reveal the secrets of a particular individual's private life
(3)　Those that may damage the reputation of a specific individual, organization, etc. or cause loss of credibility
(4)　Matters related to a litigation or a criminal case under investigation
(5)　Those who seek disciplinary or other dispositions or reminders or other personnel measures against city officials
(6)　Thing which demands act about matter which is not related to office work of city
(7)　Petitions or petitions that have been adopted or rejected, etc., with the same purpose as those that are deemed to have no particular change in the subsequent situation
(8)　Other items deemed inappropriate by the Chair

(1)Please submit it in Japanese. When submitting in Braille, please attach a translation as much as possible. (Please make the paper A4 as much as possible.)
(2)Please specify a petition, state the date of submission, and address it to the chair.
(3)The petition item should be briefly bulleted. If the content is more than 2, please write it separately. If you can't write separately, clearly distinguish the matter.
(4)For things related to buildings, etc., please attach guide maps and sketches as necessary.
(5)The petitioner must state, sign, or seal Address. Please inform Phone number at the time of submission.
(6)If the petitioner is a corporation, state the location and name, and sign or seal the representative. Please let us know the 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 the representative. (A group seal is also acceptable)
(7)If there are multiple petitioners, determine the representative and specify it in the text, and attach the signature book behind the text.
(8)When submitting a signature list, the signer must also have Address's entry and signature or registered seal.
(9)Please note that if submitted by mail, the date of receipt will be the submission date. Also, please let me know the contact Phone number.
(10)Petitions sent by fax or e-mail will not be accepted.
(11)For online submission, please refer to "Online Submission (Petition)".

If you would like to know the details of the committee's review, please see the Internet broadcast (outside site) and monitor broadcasts.
Please refer to the “City Counsil Schedule” for the specific date of the committee review date.

Petitions with conclusions will be answered by mail or by system. We will also inform you of the referral petition that has not been concluded and has been treated as a continuous examination. In addition, the referral petition that has been treated as continuous examination will be reviewed again at the next regular meeting.

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

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

〒231-0005 6-50-10, Honcho, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi
City Council Bureau Parliamentary Section
Telephone: 045（671）3045
ＦＡＸ： 045（681）7388
E-mail: gi-giji@city.yokohama.lg.jp