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. ~ k-,-r II- . jj;~ //~ kI ORDINANCE NO. 1435 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS: FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW: AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section l-201. Regular Meetings. (A) Time. The City Council shall hold regular meetings on the first and third Wednesday 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 subsequent date as determined bi City Council. (B) Time. The City Council shall hold special workshop meetings on such dates and at such times as determined by City Council. (C) Place. All regular, special, and workshop meetings of the City Council shall be held in the Council Chambers, Ci ty 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 Council. 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. All reports, communications, ordi- nances, resolutions, contract documents, or other matters to be submitted to the Council shall, at least five (5) 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 prior to the Council meeting and as far in advance of the meeting as time for preparation will permit. None of the foregoing matters shall be presented to the Council by administrative officials except those of an urgent nature, and the same, when so presented, shall have the written approval of the City Manager before presentation. Section 1-204. The Presiding Officer--Duties. The presiding officer of the Council shall be the Mayor. The Presiding Officer shall preserve strict order and decorum at all regular and special meetings of the Council. He shall state every question coming