Chapter 1.04
COUNCIL MEETINGS
Sections:
1.04.010 Regular public meeting time and days.
1.04.015 Posting notice of change.
1.04.020 Recessed meetings and continuances.
1.04.030 Holidays.
1.04.040 Cancellation of regularly scheduled meetings.
1.04.010 Regular public meeting time and days.
Regular meetings of the city council shall be held on each Tuesday of every month throughout the year in the Council Chambers, Public Safety Complex, at 7:00 p.m. The second and fourth Tuesdays of every month are hereby designated as work meetings, and the city council shall not hold any public hearings for which notice is required to be given by state law or ordinance of the city unless special notice of the same is posted as provided in ECC 1.03.020. Council meetings shall adjourn at 10:00 p.m. on the day initiated unless such adjournment is extended by an affirmative vote of a majority of the council as a whole plus one. In the event state law requires an adoption of an ordinance or other action on other than a Tuesday, such as budget hearings, said dates are hereby declared to be additional regular meeting dates upon which date the action, ordinance, resolution or hearing may be taken and/or adopted. Committee meetings of the council shall be held in conjunction with work meetings of the council at such times and in accordance with such procedures as the council and its respective committees shall establish. The 10:00 p.m. adjournment deadline set by this section shall apply only to meetings of the council as a whole and shall not affect the ability of any council subcommittee to meet after such time when so scheduled by the chair or of the subcommittee. [Ord. 3825 § 1, 2010; Ord. 2707, 1989; Ord. 2492, 1985; Ord. 2465, 1984; Ord. 2430, 1984; Ord. 2367, 1983; Ord. 2240 § 1, 1981; Ord. 2209 § 1, 1981; Ord. 2194 § 1, 1981; Ord. 2110 § 1, 1980; Ord. 1979 § 1, 1978; Ord. 1676, 1973; Ord. 1611, 1972; Ord. 1606 § 1, 1972; Ord. 1479, 1970; Ord. 839, 1960; Ord. 503 § 1, 1937].
1.04.015 Posting notice of change.
The city clerk is hereby directed to post notice in accordance with ECC 1.03.020 of any special meeting or meeting date established by the council and of any change in a meeting date, time, place or the cancellation thereof. Posting of this notice is for informational purposes only and shall be an addition to any other notice requirement established by state law or these ordinances. Any irregularity in the posting of this gratuitous notice shall not in and of itself affect the validity of any meeting held in accordance with such original or amended posting. [Ord. 2707, 1989].
1.04.020 Recessed meetings and continuances.
In the event the city council is unable to complete its agenda on any Tuesday, it may recess the meeting to the immediately following Wednesday at the same time and place as the commencement of the meeting for which the agenda was incomplete. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the city council from continuing any item before it in public meeting to a future regularly scheduled Tuesday meeting of the city council. [Ord. 1606 § 2, 1972].
1.04.030 Holidays.
In the event a regularly scheduled city council meeting falls on a recognized holiday, the meeting shall take place on the immediately following day at the same time and place as it would have were it not for the holiday. [Ord. 1606 § 3, 1972].
1.04.040 Cancellation of regularly scheduled meetings.
In the event that a quorum of the council will not be available for a meeting, insufficient business exists to justify a regularly scheduled meeting, an emergency such as inclement weather or other cause makes meeting attendance inappropriate or unreasonable, or other reasonable causes determined by the council president, the council president may cancel a meeting. Upon cancellation, the city clerk shall post the notice of cancellation in accordance with ECC 1.04.015, provide notice of cancellation on the city’s web site and provide individual notice of cancellation to city council members. If a public hearing was scheduled on that date, reasonable efforts shall be made by staff to contact interested parties, applicants or appellants, given the amount of time available before the established meeting time and date. [Ord. 3656 § 1, 2007].