File #: Ord. 2018-14    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Individual Consideration
File created: 4/25/2018 In control: City Council
On agenda: 5/1/2018 Final action:
Title: Consider approval of Ordinance 2018-14, on the first of two readings, amending Section 2.041 of the San Marcos City Code to update the frequency of Regular Meetings per month; including procedural provisions; and declaring an effective date.
Attachments: 1. Ordinance amending Section 2.041 - Frequency of Meetings
AGENDA CAPTION:
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Consider approval of Ordinance 2018-14, on the first of two readings, amending Section 2.041 of the San Marcos City Code to update the frequency of Regular Meetings per month; including procedural provisions; and declaring an effective date.
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Meeting date: May 1, 2018

Department: City Clerk's Office

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Background Information:
On December 19, 2017 the City Council adopted Ordinance 2017-67 on second reading which approved the following:
1. Reduced the number of regular meetings from 24 per year to 22 per year as authorized by the voters in Proposition E of the 2017 Special Charter Election.
2. Changed the day of the first regular meeting in November from the first Monday to the first Wednesday of that month.
3. Changed the day for first regular meeting in October from the first Tuesday to the first Monday of that month to resolve a scheduling conflict with the National Night Out event.

Staff recently realized that the current language requires all regular meetings to be held on the first and third Tuesdays of the month, and does not allow for any other Tuesday (May 29, 2018 for example) to count as a regular meeting. In order to have...

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