The city council must devote their regular city council meetings to formal actions. Workshops shall be called from time to time so the city council has an opportunity to review established policies, establish priorities, and informally discuss upcoming matters, but no binding decisions shall be made in workshop session which require formal action. The notification requirements of the Texas Open Meetings Act, codified as Government Code Chapter 551, shall be observed in calling workshop sessions.
(1) Workshops to be called. Workshops shall be called by the city secretary upon request of the mayor, city manager, or a majority of the members of the city council and shall be publicly announced pursuant to the 72-hour notification procedure, as required by the Texas Open Meetings Act, codified as Government Code Chapter 551.
(2) Workshop agenda. The workshop agenda shall be prepared by the city manager and shall include any items requested by councilmembers. Deliberations, as defined by the Texas Open Meetings Act (Texas Government Code ch. 551), shall only be held on those items described in a timely posted workshop agenda.
(3) Department heads' presence. Any agenda item affecting city departments shall require the department head to be present.
(4) Priorities. One workshop per year shall be devoted entirely to the review and establishment of short and long range city priorities.
(Prior Code, § 1-176; Ord. No. 012-2020, § 6, 4-28-2020)