(a) 
Regular meetings.
Regular city council meetings shall be held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, at 3:00 p.m., City Council Chamber of the City Hall, 112 West Second Street.
(b) 
Special meetings.
Special city council meetings shall be held at time and dates in accordance with article II, section 2.18(2) of the city charter.
(Ordinance 5, ch. 2, art. 1; Ordinance 594, sec. 1, adopted 3/25/68; Ordinance 840, secs. 1, 2, adopted 5/8/84; 1972 Code, sec. 2-2)
Council meetings will be conducted under the parliamentary procedures of the most recent version of Robert’s Rules of Order.
(Ordinance 1012, sec. 1, adopted 10/26/99; 1972 Code, sec. 2-2.1)
(a) 
Placing items on agenda.
All reports, communications, ordinances, resolutions, contract documents, proclamations or other written documents for the city council agenda shall be delivered to the office of the city manager at a reasonable period of time prior to the meeting or as soon as possible in cases of emergency. The city manager is authorized to establish information guidelines required for submitting agenda requests. The office of the city manager shall arrange a list of such matters and include all written materials in a package that is furnished to each member of the council and furnish an agenda to the city secretary, who is directed to provide notice as required by law. The city council shall have the final right to determine the agenda and the order of business. It may, at any time prior to consideration of any item on the agenda by motion, second and by a majority vote approve the deletion of an item from the agenda, including any ordinance, resolution or proclamation, suspend indefinitely or require that an item be considered at a different place on the agenda. In order to place an item on the agenda, it must be authorized by the city manager or at least two (2) members of the city council.
(b) 
Presentations and comments from the floor.
Presentations and comments from the floor shall be limited to five (5) minutes per individual, subject to the presiding officer granting additional time as deemed necessary.
(Ordinance 1012, sec. 2, adopted 10/26/99; 1972 Code, sec. 2-2.2)
To be entitled to a place on the list of write-in candidates, a candidate must make a declaration of write-in candidacy and file said declaration with the city secretary as provided in this division.
(Ordinance 920, sec. 1, adopted 9/10/91; 1972 Code, sec. 2-51)
The declaration of write-in candidacy must meet the requirements of section 141.03 of the Texas Election Code.
(Ordinance 920, sec. 2, adopted 9/10/91; 1972 Code, sec. 2-52)
A declaration of write-in candidacy filed by mail is considered to be filed at the time of receipt by the appropriate authority.
(Ordinance 920, sec. 5, adopted 9/10/91; 1972 Code, sec. 2-55)
The city secretary shall certify in writing for placement on the list of write-in candidates the name of each candidate who files a declaration that complies with the provisions of this division.
(Ordinance 920, sec. 6, adopted 9/10/91; 1972 Code, sec. 2-56)
The city secretary shall prepare a list containing the name of each write-in candidate and shall distribute the list to each election judge with the other election supplies. A copy of the list shall be posted in each polling place at each place where an instruction poster is required to be posted.
(Ordinance 920, sec. 7, adopted 9/10/91; 1972 Code, sec. 2-57)