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Conroe councilors discuss moving work sessions and action items to one day twice monthly
Summary
Council members debated consolidating workshops and action meetings into a single-day schedule on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month; discussion focused on start time, public access and whether the change should be placed on the action agenda for a formal vote.
Mayor (unnamed) and council members debated a proposal to consolidate the council’s work session and action agenda into one meeting day held twice monthly on the second and fourth Thursdays.
The proposal, discussed at the council’s February workshop, would replace the current two-day cadence with one day that includes both the workshop discussion and the formal action items. Councilman Wood said the single-day format had worked well during a previous trial and argued it reduces the burden on residents who must take two days off to attend meetings. Councilwoman Porter and Councilman Wood suggested an earlier start time (11:30 a.m.) could make the meetings more accessible to working residents.
The change is currently on the agenda as a discussion item; the mayor and staff indicated it is also on the action agenda for the next meeting. No formal vote was taken in the workshop. Mayor (unnamed) and council members asked staff to make details available so residents can comment before any final action. Citizen speaker Betty Bourne Avery raised concerns about statutory notice for special sessions and urged clarity on how special-session notices would be handled if the schedule changes.
Council members emphasized this is a trial concept: if the single-day format “doesn’t work,” they said, the council could return to the prior schedule. Staff and council requested the recorded workshop be posted so citizens can weigh in before a formal decision.
The workshop produced no formal direction to staff beyond scheduling the item for future consideration and public notice. A formal ordinance or resolution is expected to appear on the action agenda at the next council meeting.
