Condo association board wants to hold silent meetings - how awkward?

Because there are condo association residents that are not comfortable speaking up at an annual meeting, the condo board is proposing that we pass paper around at the meeting and have  people put their comment on paper. Then the comments can be read by a board member. This feels awkward and inappropriate to me. I feel that a resident can address an issue in writing to the board, before the meeting, and have a set as an agenda item. Is it appropriate to pass paper around at a meeting asking for questions?