O-2003-2646 establish procedure for council meetings

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. e ORDINANCE NO. 2003-~ AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1-201. Regular Meetings. . (A) Time. The City Council shall hold regular meetings on the second and fourth Monday of each month, at 6:00 o'clock p.m.; provided, however, that when the day fixed for any regular meeting of the Council falls upon a day designated by law as a legal or national holiday, such meeting shall be held on such other date as determined by City Council. (B) Time. The City Council shall hold special or workshop meetings, if necessary, on the third Monday of each month, at 6:00 o'clock p.m., or at such other date and time as may be determined under Section 1-202 Special Meetings, hereof; provided, however, that when the day fixed for any special or workshop meeting of the Council falls upon a day designated by law as a legal or national holiday, such meetings shall be held on such other date as determined by City Council. (C) Place. A II regular, special, and workshop meetings 0 f the City Council shall be held in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, in the City of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, unless otherwise directed by City Council, or required by law. Section 1-202. Special Meetings. The Mayor on his own motion or at the request of the City Manager shall call special meetings of the City Council whenever in their opinion the public business may require it, or at the express written request of any three (3) members of the City Council. Such written request shall be filed with the City Secretary, and shall contain the agenda item requested for the special meeting. Whenever a special meeting shall be called, written notice thereof shall be delivered to each member of the Council, or, if written notice cannot be timely delivered, telephone notice shall be given, stating the date and hour of the meeting and the purpose for which such meeting is called. Section 1-203. Agenda. The Mayor, the City Manager, or the City Attorney, or any three (3) members of the City Council by written request, may place an item on a City Council agenda. The written request by three (3) members of City Council shall be filed with the City Secretary, and shall contain the agenda item requested. All reports, communications, ordinances, resolutions; contract documents, 0 r other matters to be submitted to the Council shall, at least seven (7) days prior to each Council meeting, be delivered to the City Secretary, whereupon the City Secretary shall immediately arrange a list of such matters according to the Order of Business and furnish each member of the Council, the Mayor, the City Manager, and the City Attorney with a copy of the same