10-M-04-Establishing Time,Place of City Council Meetings ORDINANCE NO. 10-M-04
ESTABLISHING THE TIME AND PLACE OF CITY COUNCIL
MEETINGS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND REPEALING
ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH
THIS ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, Section 4.09(a) of the City Charter of the City of Schertz, Texas (the "City")
provides in part that the "City Council shall meet at least once each month at a time and place
prescribed by ordinance;"
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 88-D-4, codified in Section 2-2(a) of the City's
Code of Ordinances, the regular meetings of the City Council shall be conducted on the first and
third Tuesdays of each month, commencing at 7:00 p.m., and such Ordinance has not been
amended;
WHEREAS, by motion, approved by unanimous vote of the City Council on February
13, 2007, the City Council determined to start all City Council sessions at 6:30 p.m. every
Tuesday, starting on April 3, 2007;
WHEREAS, by practice the City Council does not generally meet on the 5th Tuesday of a
month; and
WHEREAS, this Ordinance is intended to officially clarify the City Council's policy on
regular meeting days, times, and places.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS:
Section 1. Time and Place of Regular Council Meetings. Section 2-2(a) of the Code
of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(a) Regular meetings of the city council shall be held on each of the
first four Tuesdays of each month, provided that the city council by motion or
resolution or the City Manager in consultation with the Mayor may cancel any
such regular meeting due to conflicting events or meetings or lack of need for a
meeting so long as at least one regular meeting of city council is conducted each
month. Regular meetings of the city council shall commence at 6:30 p.m.
Regular meetings of the city council shall be held at the city council chambers,
1400 Schertz Parkway in the City of Schertz, provided that from time to time a
regular meeting of the city council may be conducted in joint session with another
governmental body commencing at a different time and/or at another location in
the City of Schertz as designated by posted written notice of the city secretary."
Section 2. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be effective thirty days after the date
of its final adoption, and any publication required bylaw.
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Section 3. Conflicting Ordinances and Resolutions. All other ordinances and
resolutions and parts of ordinances and resolutions in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Approved on first reading the 9th day of March, 2010.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED the ~
day of ,2010.
Mayor, City of Schertz, Texas
(Seal of City)
ATTEST:
ity Secretary, City of Schertz, Texas
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