(a)
Types of meetings.
(1)
Regular meetings.
Regular meetings of the city
council will be held on the second and fourth Wednesday night of each
month at 6:00 p.m. If a regular meeting is unable to be held on said
night, or if said date falls on a city holiday, then council has discretion
to reschedule the meeting.
(2)
Special meetings.
Special meetings may be called
by the mayor on the mayor's own motion; or by the application of two
councilmembers.
(3)
Workshop meetings.
Workshop meetings will be called
as needed to allow time for discussion of complex or involved matters
or of any matter as determined by council or at the request of city
staff.
(b)
Notice to media.
Notice of all council meetings
shall be the responsibility of the city secretary's office. A copy
of the agenda shall be made available upon request.
(Ordinance 01-O-06, sec. 1, adopted 1/22/2001; Ordinance 03-O-23, sec. 2, adopted 8/25/2003; Ordinance 14-O-15 adopted 4/28/2014; 2009 Code, sec. 1.03.031; Ordinance 22-O-06.01-002 adopted 6/1/2022; Ordinance 2023-O-048 adopted 11/15/2023)
(a) The
following persons may submit items to be placed on a city council
agenda: Any councilmember, the mayor, the city manager, and the city
attorney. The items requested shall be placed on the earliest possible
city council agenda for which the submission deadline is met, unless
a later date is otherwise requested by the councilmember, mayor, city
manager, or city attorney; including staff reports, any proposed legislation
and all supporting or background documents, in final form, must be
submitted and received by the city secretary's office no later than
12:00 p.m. (noon) on the Thursday preceding the regular council meeting.
For special council meetings, the deadlines for submission shall be
adjusted as follows:
Special Meeting Day
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Deadline for Submission
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Monday
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Preceding Wednesday by 12 noon.
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Tuesday or Wednesday
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Preceding Thursday by 12 noon.
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Thursday
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Preceding Friday by 12 noon.
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Friday
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Preceding Monday by 12 noon.
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Saturday
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Preceding Tuesday by 12 noon.
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Sunday
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Preceding Wednesday by 12 noon.
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If a deadline falls on a municipal holiday, the deadline shall
be moved back to the same time on the preceding business day.
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(b) The
agenda packets for all regular Council meetings will be available
to councilmembers, including the Mayor, no later than 12:00 p.m. (noon)
on the Friday preceding the meeting. For special Council meetings,
the agenda packets should be available to councilmembers, including
the mayor, as soon as reasonably practicable.
(c) Members
of the general public may not have items placed on a city council
agenda.
(d) For
good cause, the city manager (1) above. [sic]
(Resolution 11-R-11 adopted 6/13/2011; 2009 Code, sec. 1.03.032; Ordinance 2023-O-048 adopted 11/15/2023)
Any document, letter, correspondence, verbal or written opinion
or information that is transmitted to the mayor or a city councilperson
shall be copied and distributed to all members of the city council.
(Ordinance 10-O-09, sec. 5, adopted 4/26/2010; 2009 Code, sec. 1.03.034(a); Ordinance 19-O-39 adopted 6/10/2019)
Unless otherwise approved by the city council, meetings of the
city council shall be conducted at 2801 RR 1869, Liberty Hill, Texas.
(Ordinance 10-O-09, sec. 5, adopted 4/26/2010; 2009 Code, sec. 1.03.034(b))