A. Any person desiring to address the council shall first secure the permission of the presiding officer to do so.

B. Written Communications. Residents or taxpayers, or their authorized representatives, may address the council by written communications in regard to matters then under discussion.

C. Oral Communications. Residents or taxpayers of the city, or their authorized legal representatives, may address the council by oral communications on any matter concerning the city's business, or any matter over which the council has control; provided, however, that preference shall be given to those persons who may have notified the city clerk in advance of their desire to speak in order that the same may appear on the agenda of the council.

D. Reading of Protests, Etc. Interested persons or their authorized representatives may address the council by reading of protests, petitions, or communications in regard to matters then under consideration by the council. (Prior code § 1-4-11)