Monday’s City Council meeting is canceled in honor of Labor Day.
However, things will get interesting when the City Council returns. The City Council will move to Tuesdays in September as part of a trial to see if moving meetings to Tuesdays will be more efficient for the City Council and city staff.
The special meetings will be held on Sept. 15 and Sept. 29.
Councilmembers say the change would give Councilmembers an additional workday to review agendas, meet with stakeholders, gather public input and seek information from city staff before meetings.
After discussing the matter, City Clerk Mark Jomsky and Interim City Manager Matthew Hawkesworth determined Tuesdays would be the least disruptive alternative to Mondays, according to a city staff report.
Monday, the city took steps that could eventually make the change permanent if the trial is deemed successful when the City Council unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance solidifying the move.
Under the proposed schedule, the city could continue posting council agendas and supporting materials on the Thursday before meetings.
Moving the council to Tuesdays, however, could have a ripple effect on other city meetings.
Ten city commissions, boards and committees currently meet on Tuesdays, including the Recreation and Parks Commission, Historic Preservation Commission, Human Relations Commission, Environmental Advisory Commission, Senior Commission, Northwest Commission and Design Commission.
Those advisory bodies could continue meeting Tuesdays or choose another day.
However, City Council committees that meet on Tuesday could be forced to move.
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