Public comment of Yokohama City

With public comment in Yokohama-shi, we announce widely at the stage of plan in process such as development of plans of city and duties widely on citizens based on conduct summary and establishment such as the regulations to limit right And seek opinions or suggestions from citizens, clarify the way of thinking of the executing agency for submitted opinions, etc., and make decisions as the executing agency in consideration of useful opinions etc. Says.

• Current implementation status

When we perform development or revision of long-term plan of city or other important basic plans, guidelines of city to prescribe in 1 summary separate table
2 When enacting or revising ordinances or other systems that impose obligations on citizens widely and restrict rights

1. Preparation of plans, etc.
2 Notice of Public Comment Implementation
　　Notice of conduct by public information Yokohama, city homepage and press releases
3. Publication of plans and related materials
　（１） Distributed or viewed at the responsible section of plans, citizen information center, ward office Public Relations Section
　（２） Posting on the city homepage
We raise opinions or suggestion from 4 citizens
　（１） Application period for opinions, etc.: 30 days or more from the start date of the solicitation of opinions
　（２） How to submit opinions, etc.: Send a written document to the competent department by mail, facsimile, e-mail, etc.
　　　　※We do not accept verbal opinions from telephones or the next agency to ensure accuracy.
5 Decisions and implementation results of plans, etc. that take into account the submitted opinions, etc.
　（１） Method of publishing the results
　　Oh, we distribute or read in jurisdiction section such as plans, citizen information center, ward office Public Relations Section
　　Posting on i-city homepage
　（２） Announcement of Implementation Results
　　Oh, submitted opinions, etc.
　　B. The Executing Agency's Approach to Opinions, etc.
　　　(Reasons for modifying the plan by incorporating opinions, etc., reasons for not incorporating opinions, etc.)
　 (3) Approach to Publication
　　Oh, in principle, the announcement will be made by the time of the intention announcement (after the final decision, the draft will be announced).
　　(A) The publication of submitted opinions, etc. shall publish the texts such as opinions as they are. However, in the following cases:　　　　　
　　　Considering that it will be widely publicized to the public, the summary or sentence may be arranged and posted.
　　　(a) Opinions with a remarkably large amount of text due to repetition
　　　(b) The sentence is difficult
　　　(c) Errors in clear sentences such as typographical errors
　　　(d) Items with a specific product name
　　　(o) Guidance to web pages, SNS accounts, etc. other than managed by Yokohama City
　　　(c) Advertising and sales of specific products and services, and solicitation to specific organizations
　　　(Ki)　Those that are not directly related to the proposal that made public comments
　　When we announce submitted opinions, we consider thing corresponding to the following widely to citizen and give opinions.
　　　It can be published together.
　　　(a) The same sentence except for Address and name.
　　　(b) Opinions on the same purpose
　　D) Of the opinions, etc., those that fall under the following may not disclose some or all of the opinions.
　　　Sir. If only a part is undisclosed, summaries or paraphrases, etc., so that the sentence can be understood even if there is no undisclosed part.
　　　You can publish the summary of the sentences.
　　　(a) When it falls under non-disclosure information prescribed in Article 78, Paragraph 1 of the Personal Information Protection Law
　　　(b) Anything that violates public order and morals
　　　(c) Slander against individuals or groups
　　　(d) There is a risk of harming the interests of third parties, such as information with high identification of individuals or groups or cutting out works of others.
　　　　　A thing
　　　(o) Those that violate the purpose and basic philosophy of the outline　
　　　
　　(E) We will not respond individually to the submitter, but we will make public opinions other than those that have been compiled and published together.
　　　About, we shall announce way of thinking as city for individual opinions.
　　F. When opinions are summarized and published, the submitted opinion as it is will be used by an appropriate method, such as browsing at the responsible section of the executing agency.
　　　You have to make it public.
　　When we publish opinions submitted by citizen, we do not disclose personal information such as Address of opinion submitter and full name.
　　　No.
　　(C) At the time of soliciting opinions, the content of the opinions received will be announced in advance.
　　　You need to ask for a solution.

• Yokohama-shi public comment conduct summary (PDF: 270KB)

• Current implementation status
• Results to date

• “Procedure for Public Opinion on Rules, etc.” (General Affairs Bureau Legislative Division)
  When establishing, revising, or abolishing rules, examination standards, disposal standards, or administrative guidance guidelines, publicize the plan and related materials in advance, and seek opinions from citizens and other related parties widely. Procedure
• Opinion on "Preliminary Evaluation of Public Works" (Finance Bureau Public Facilities and Business Coordination Division)
  Before embarking on public works, we announce the necessity and effects of the business and solicit opinions from citizens to further improve the transparency of the business, promote the emphasis of the business, and limit the limited financial resources The city's original system for the purpose of efficiently and effectively executing
• Other opinion solicitation (each ward bureau, etc.)
  Of the opinion solicitation that does not correspond to the above two cases, each ward, bureau, etc. will show plans and plans for all citizens, and solicit opinions for them.