The residents' question time is part of the statutory opportunities for citizen participation. Any citizen can address open questions to the district council in writing if they concern matters relating to the district of Bonn. Each person may ask a maximum of two questions per meeting of the district council.

The questions received by the district administration office are forwarded to the specialist administration and answered by the latter if an answer is possible. The questioner receives the answer from the city administration before the meeting of the district council. Residents' questions are dealt with directly at the beginning of each meeting, but this agenda item may not exceed 60 minutes in total.