Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Committee debates council meeting start times, asks staff to return with policy options
Summary
Committee members and staff debated regular meeting start times, closed-session scheduling and special-meeting polling procedures; staff will return with policy options, including possible limits on how many date polls will be used before scheduling.
The Governance and Ethics Committee discussed whether the City should adopt a formal policy on the scheduled start times for City Council meetings and how staff should poll members and schedule special meetings and closed sessions.
Staff noted that the charter requires two regular council meetings per month but does not fix dates or start times. Historically the council has started regular meetings at 7 p.m. and scheduled study sessions and closed sessions earlier — often at 5:00 or 5:30 p.m. — but that practice has sometimes forced scheduling challenges when…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
