City Council Meetings

Order of Business at Council Meetings

A City Council meeting may have some or
all of these -

• Call to Order: Pledge of Allegiance followed by roll call
• Presentations: Proclamations, award presentations, etc.
• Minutes: Council members vote to approve or correct the minutes from a previous meeting. Agenda and Consent Item Approval: Council members vote on whether to keep, add or remove topics that will be considered at this meeting. Council members may also vote to remove an agenda from consent so it can be discussed. (Consent items are routine and need no discussion. All consent items are acted upon by one motion.) A member of the audience may also ask the Council to remove an item from the consent agenda.
• Petitions and Communications from the Public: Members of the public may contact the City Clerk's office prior to the council meeting to ask that an issue be placed on the agenda.
• Public Hearings: A public discussion of an issue where audience members are invited to speak about the topic.
• Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions: Council action on a proposal. For details, see "City Council Agenda Terms" in the Agendas & Minutes section.)
• Boards and Committees: Council may receive a report from a board or commission, create a committee or appoint individual(s) to an advisory group.
• Communications: Council members or City staff may raise an issue to be considered at a future meeting or simply share information of interest.
• Adjournment: If there is no additional business, the meeting is closed.