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CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS PART TWO 2
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETINGS
City Council primarily exercises its powers through public meetings.
Regular City Council meetings commence at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, except
there shall be no meeting on the fourth Tuesday of July, August and December. Should the day established by
the governing body as the regular meeting day fall on any legal holiday, the meeting shall be held on the next
following regular business day, without action of any kind by the governing body.9
Regular meetings typically have on the agenda only those items ready for a Council decision. Activities of key
importance during regular City Council meetings may include:
• Public Hearings as required by law or Council policy. Public hearings may cover subjects such as proposed
budgets, proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments, rezoning land, special use permits, and street
closing requests
• Reports and Recommendations from the City Manager and City Attorney
• Reports and Recommendations from the Planning Commission and other advisory boards
• Ordinances and Resolutions which are legal instruments whereby Council establishes public policy either
in the form of local laws (ordinances) or formal statements of fact and intent (resolutions)
• Appropriations of funds
WORK SESSIONS
Work Sessions are typically held prior to the regular Council meetings.10 Work sessions facilitate Council
discussion in a more informal setting. Items for which action may be taken at a later regular meeting typically
appear on the work session agenda. Work sessions may also be used on an ad hoc basis to delve deeper into
complex issues, such as the budget.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
The first meeting of a newly elected Council shall take place on the date of the first regularly scheduled meeting
of City Council in the month of January following the election. At or before this meeting, the oath of office shall be
administered to the duly elected members.
The first order of business is for members to elect the Vice Mayor.
9
Va. Code 15.2-1416
10
City Code 2-21.1
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