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9 2. Council Committees. In the absence of charter or RCW language defining a standing committee, the Mayor or their designee and the City Council President, after mutual agreement, may create standing ad hoc subcommittees. The Council President, in collaboration with the Mayor, will determine any Ad Hoc committees. The President/Mayor Pro Tempore shall make council member assignments to ad hoc committees. The Chair of the Council Committee will share a brief “update” at Council meeting, during Council Committee Reports. 3. Reporting. Periodic reports of the work of a Council Subcommittee may be submitted to Councilmembers in writing or, if a Councilmember who chairs a subcommittee wishes to make a presentation at a City Council meeting, that Council member will coordinate with the Council President / presiding officer to schedule such presentation at a future meeting. Requests for time on the Council Agenda should be made after discussion and concurrence with the Department Head, directed to the Council President / presiding officer at least two weeks in advance of a council meeting whenever possible. If a briefing is time sensitive, council members may request through the Council President /presiding officer time on the next council agenda, provided there is adequate time to provide public notice of the report on the published Council agenda. SECTION 13: COUNCIL RETREATS 1. Council will discuss and schedule retreats when a request for a retreat is made by a council member or Administration. Council retreats will be scheduled at least 30 days in advance unless agreed to by the Council President and Mayor. Any council member can request a retreat. 2. All retreats shall be held within the city limits of Everett. The date for any retreat shall be selected by the Council President. The Council President shall seek to select a date so that all Councilmembers or as many as possible may attend, including any Councilmember-elects. 3. Purpose. A retreat is intended to provide an informal setting to encourage candid and creative discussions, and may include discussions with the Mayor, City Administration and/or Department Heads. 4. Action to Be Taken at Retreat. The council shall not take final action on any ordinance or resolution at a retreat. The council may take action in the form of making subcommittee assignments, creating any ad hoc subcommittees, adopting goals for the upcoming year and other action related to how the council will conduct business during the upcoming year. 5. Public Attendance. All Retreats are open public meetings subject to the Open Public Meetings Act and shall be noted according to the procedures for noting a special meeting. Members of the public may attend but no open public comment period will be provided. 6. Minutes shall be taken.