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Sec. 2-26(1). Except as otherwise specified by mayor and council in an ordinance enacted pursuant to subsection 2-26(2) below, the first, second, third and fourth Tuesdays of each calendar month are established as the meeting dates of the mayor and council. The meetings shall be held in the City Hall, or in such other public place within the corporate limits of the city as the mayor and council shall designate.
Sec. 2-26(2). On or before December 31 of each year, the mayor and council may, by ordinance, approve a schedule of meeting dates for the next calendar year. The ordinance shall schedule a regular meeting during the first full week of each month, as required by Tucson Charter Chapter IX, Section 2, and such additional regular meetings during any month as the Mayor and Council deem necessary or desirable. As used in this section and Tucson Charter Chapter IX, Section 2, the "first full week of each month" begins on Sunday, ends on Saturday, and has all seven days within that month.
Sec. 2-26(3). The meetings shall be held at 5:30 p.m. unless otherwise specified in the notice of the meeting.
Sec. 2-26(4). If any meeting date in the first week of a calendar month, or its preceding Monday, falls on a legal holiday, that week's meeting shall be held on Wednesday at the same time and place.
Sec. 2-26(5). All meetings shall be open to the public except as otherwise provided by law.
(1953 Code, ch. 2, § 1: Ord. No. 2277, § 1, 3-12-62; Ord. No. 2848, § 1, 2-7-66; Ord. No. 3071, § 1, 1-2-68; Ord. No. 5076, § 1, 12-3-79; Ord. No. 5540, § 1, 4-5-82; Ord. No. 6532, § 1, 9-15-86; Ord. No. 9922, § 1, 1-5-04; Ord. No. 9953, § 1, 4-19-04; Ord. No. 10072, § 1, 10-25-04; Ord. No. 10232, § 1, 12-20-05; Ord. No. 10352, § 1, 12-5-06)
Charter References: Authority to establish times and places for council meetings, ch. IX, § 2.
Editors Note: Ord. No. 3119, § 1, adopted Apr. 22, 1968, repealed §§ 2-27--2-29, pertaining to the rules for the meetings of the mayor and council, and derived from the 1953 Code, ch. 2, §§ 2--4, and Ord. No. 2277, § 2, adopted Mar. 12, 1962.
Editors Note: Ord. No. 3119, § 1, enacted Apr. 22, 1968, repealed §§ 2-31 and 2-32, pertaining to the reading and passage of ordinances and resolutions, and derived from the 1953 Code, ch. 2, §§ 6, 7; Ord. No. 2317, §§ 1, 2, enacted July 2, 1962; and Ord. No. 2321, § 2, enacted July 16, 1962.
ARTICLE III.
PUBLIC COMMUNICATION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND INTEGRATED PLANNING*
PUBLIC COMMUNICATION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND INTEGRATED PLANNING*
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* Editors Note: Ord. No. 7973, section 1, adopted January 25, 1993, repealed article III, pertaining to purchases. Questions referring to purchases may now be found in chapter 28, Tucson Procurement Code. Current article III added by Ord. No. 11228, § 1, adopted December 9, 2014.
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It is the policy of the city to preserve, protect and promote effective community building through open internal and external communication, active community participation, and integrated planning to achieve successful delivery of projects and services that enhance the city's social, economic, natural, and built environments.
(Ord. No. 11228, § 1, 12-9-14)
(a) The city manager is responsible for implementation and administration of Plan Tucson.
(b) The city manager's office will implement and sustain:
(1) Viable methods of regular communication between and among the various segments of city government, including staff and elected officials, and the city's residents, neighborhoods, businesses and community organizations.
(2) An inclusive environment in which residents are provided an opportunity for meaningful participation throughout city planning and decision-making processes.
(3) An approach to planning that reflects the integrated nature of community systems and recognizes the range of stakeholders in the pursuit of successful project and service delivery.
(Ord. No. 11228, § 1, 12-9-14)
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