23-M-11 Changing CC meetings from 3 to 2 monthlyORDINANCE NO.23-M-11
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF SCHERTZ CODE OF
ORDINANCES ESTABLISHING THE DATES 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"; and
WHEREAS, Section 2-2(a) of the City's Code of Ordinances sets the days, times, and
places of regular meetings of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, City Council hereby finds and determines that it is appropriate to change the
dates of regular meetings of the City Council.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS THAT:
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 the first and third 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 6:00 PM. 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 at a different time and/or
at another location in the City of Schertz as designed by posted written notice of the City
Secretary."
Section 2. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true, and
such recitals are hereby made a part of this Ordinance for all purposes and are adopted as
a part of the judgment and findings of the Council.
Section 3. All ordinances and codes, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent
with any provision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict,
and the provisions of this Ordinance shall be and remain controlling as to the matters
resolved herein.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of
the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 5. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Ordinance and the
application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be
valid, and the City hereby declares that this Ordinance would have been enacted without
such invalid provision.
Section 6. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which this
Ordinance is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and
subject matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this
Ordinance, was given, all as required by Chapter 551, as amended, Texas Government
Code.
Section 7. This Ordinance shall be effective June 1, 2023 and upon any publication
required by law.
PASSED ON FIRST READING, the 0) day of A 2023.
PASS D, APPROVED and ADOPTED ON SECOND READ G, the day of
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2023.
CITY OF SCHE T Z, TEXAS
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Shei a Edmondson, City Secretary