Council debates 2026 meeting calendar timing; some members urge delay until after election
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City Clerk Theresa Campbell presented two calendar options for 2026 council meetings. Several councilmembers argued that the calendar decision should wait until after the November elections because one or two seats may change, while others emphasized public access and timing between work sessions and voting meetings.
Theresa Campbell, the city clerk, presented two options for the 2026 council meeting calendar (options 1 and 3) and said she removed a third option that had been previously considered.
Councilman Warmoth and others defended the transparency of a prior workshop and said the council was still in a discussion phase. Several councilmembers said it would be difficult to set the calendar when the election could change one or two seats, arguing newly elected members should have input. Councilman Carter said placing presentation and voting meetings on the same day reduces the public’s ability to provide input between presentation and vote; he urged the council to avoid scheduling presentations and votes on the same day to preserve public engagement.
Council members agreed that the second-Tuesday voting meeting should remain unchanged, but they debated the best day or spacing for the work session. The clerk agreed to add millage and budget-workshop dates to the calendar and to provide specific dates and times if the council wanted them removed from consent for discussion. Campbell also said staff would include the PowerPoint shown at the workshop in the materials provided to the public.
Council did not take a final vote during the work session and directed staff to continue drafting the calendar, with at least one member requesting the final decision be delayed until after the election.