2022-070 2023 City Council Meeting ScheduleDate: October 28, 2022 Report No. 2022-070
INFORMAL STAFF REPORT
TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT: 2023 City Council Meeting Schedule
BACKGROUND:
The attached 2023 City Council Meeting Schedule has been prepared to provide for the two regular meetings per month as mandated by the City Council Rules of Procedure. In addition, proposed dates have been held for a Budget Workshop and City Council Retreat as both have occurred annually in recent years.
DISCUSSION: Section 2-29(d)(1) of the City Council Rules of Procedure require regular meetings be held the first and third Tuesdays of each month, barring certain exceptions:
“Regular meetings: The council shall meet on the first and third Tuesday of each month,
at such time as may be set by the city council, unless the meeting is postponed or cancelled
for valid reasons. All regular meetings of the council will be held in City Hall at 215 East
McKinney Street, Denton, Texas or at such other location as the city council may, from
time to time by proper posting under the Open Meetings Act and so long as the meeting
is available to the public, designate. In the event a regular meeting falls on a day the city
observes a paid holiday, or the day after, no regular meeting shall be scheduled.
Furthermore, no regular meetings shall be held the first two weeks in July, nor the last two
weeks of November and December…”
To recognize the diversity of the community and of City Council, staff also considered major religious holidays historically observed by both the City and previous City Councils.
Staff will continue the process of scheduling Regular Meetings while also providing a Special
Called Meeting during those months that do not provide for two Regular Meetings based on the above-referenced rules. As the need for additional special called or joint meetings are identified, the calendar will be modified.
There is no formal action required as the meeting calendar complies with the City Council Rules
of Procedure.
CONCLUSION: Questions should be sent to the City Secretary’s Office by Friday, November 11, 2022. The public version of the meeting schedule will be placed online at that time.
STAFF CONTACT: Rosa Rios City Secretary Rosa.Rios@cityofdenton.com
Date: October 28, 2022 Report No. 2022-070
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REQUESTOR:
Staff Initiated
STAFF TIME TO COMPLETE REPORT: 1.5 hours
ATTACHMENTS 1. 2023 City Council Meeting Schedule
As of: October 27, 2022
2023 CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE
Tuesday January 3 No Meeting Day after New Year’s Holiday (Observed January 2) Tuesday January 10 Work/Special Session Tuesday January 17 No Meeting Day after MLK Day Holiday (January 16) U.S. Conference of Mayors (January 18-20) Tuesday January 24 Work/Special Session Tuesday February 7 Work/Regular Session Tuesday February 21 Work/Regular Session Tuesday March 7 Work/Regular Session Tuesday March 21 Work/Regular Session Tuesday April 4 Work/Regular Session Tuesday April 18 Work/Regular Session Tuesday May 2 Work/Regular Session Tuesday May 16 Work/Regular Session Tuesday June 6 Work/Regular Session Tuesday June 20 No Meeting Day after Juneteenth Holiday (June 19) Saturday June 24 Hold for Council Retreat Tuesday June 27 Work/Special Session Tuesday July 4 No Meeting July Break Tuesday July 18 Work/Regular Session Tuesday July 25 Work/Special Session Tuesday August 1 Work/Regular Session Saturday August 5 Budget Workshop Tuesday August 15 Work/Regular Session Tuesday September 5 No Meeting Day After Labor Day Holiday (September 4) Tuesday September 12 Budget Workshop (if needed) Tuesday September 19 Work/Regular Session Tuesday September 26 Work/Special Session Tuesday October 3 No Meeting National Night Out Tuesday October 17 Work/Regular Session Tuesday October 24 Work/Special Session Tuesday November 7 Work/Regular Session Tuesday November 14 Work/Special Session Tuesday November 21 No Meeting Thanksgiving Week Tuesday December 5 Work/Regular Session Tuesday December 12 Work/Special Session Tuesday December 19 No Meeting December Break