All newly elected members of the Council shall take office at an organizational meeting held on the first regular business day of January next following the general City election at which they are elected. Thereafter the Council shall meet at such time or times each month as may be prescribed by ordinance or resolution; provided, that the Council shall hold at least one regular meeting each month.
The Mayor, or any three members of the Council, may call special meetings of the Council upon such notice as is provided by ordinance or statute. Notice of such meetings may be given to members of the Council by any means provided in its rules, which must be consistent with any applicable statutory provision. All meetings of the Council shall be public, except as otherwise provided by statute, and any citizen shall have access to the minutes and records thereof at all reasonable times.