Invitations to public hearings are communicated via the community channel of TVNET.  Organizations normally get notices in writing to attend the hearings.  Upon arrival to the hearing, only then will one be given a copy of the draft ordinance. A public hearing is defined as a process where interested parties have the opportunity to ask questions and more importantly, to express their opinion for or against a proposed ordinance. But how can one ask the right questions, or express an intelligent, informed opinion when the subject was given a few minutes before the public hearing.  The Council should come up with a solution that will make it possible for the…