2024/09/11 Council Agenda Packet

Project title: Approve an ordinance setting the time schedule for the City Council’s regularly scheduled meetings Council Bill # interoffice use CB 2408-22 Project: Setting the time schedule for Council meetings Partner/Supplier: NA Location: NA Preceding action: Ordinance 3935-23 approved 3/1/23 which repealed Resolution 6227 Fund: NA Agenda dates requested: Briefing 1st Reading 08/28/24 2nd Reading 09/04/24 Consent Action 09/11/24 Ordinance X Public hearing Yes X No Budget amendment: Yes X No PowerPoint presentation: Yes X No Attachments: Department(s) involved: Council Contact person: Don Schwab Phone number: 425-257-8783 Email: dschwab@everettwa.gov Initialed by: Department head Administration Council President Fiscal summary statement: This adjustment will have some impact on staff hours, moving one to two meetings to a time during the regular workday, rather than requiring after hours staffing. Project summary statement: This ordinance would move the 4th and when occurring, the 5th Wednesday meetings back to 12:30pm. An historic review of Council meeting times shows that: •March 2023-present: All meetings at 6:30pm •January 13, 2010-March 2023: According to ordinance in effect at the time, all meetings at 8:30am, except for the 3rd Wednesday at 6:30pm. In practice at some point this was shifted to all meetings at 6:30pm and the 3rd Wednesday at 12:30pm. •January 21, 2009-January 13, 2010: All meetings at 6:30pm (Resolution 6101) •Prior to that: all meetings at 8:30am, except for the 3rd Wednesday at 6:30pm. Recommendation (exact action requested of Council): Approve Ordinance setting the meeting time schedule for City Council’s regularly scheduled meetings and repealing Ordinance No. 3935-23. City Council Agenda Item Cover Sheet