OR 2008-1209 Rules for conducting City Council Meetings
ORDINANCE NO. 2008-1209
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING
ARTICLE 1-10, “RULES, TIMES AND PROCEDURES FOR
CONDUCTING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS,” SECTION 1-10-
4, “TYPES OF MEETINGS,” SUBSECTION 1-10-4.1,
“REGULAR MEETINGS,” TO PROVIDE FOR REGULAR
SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL;
PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, the City of Coppell Home Rule Charter provides that the
city council shall determine it own rules and order of business; and
WHEREAS, the city council adopted such rules and order of business
by Ordinance No. 2001-964, codified as Article 1.10 of the Coppell Code of
Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, Section 3.09 of the Home Rule Charter provides that the
city council shall hold at least one regular meeting each month and as many
additional meetings as it deems necessary to transact the business of the city;
and
WHEREAS, Article 1-10, subsection 1-10-4.1 provides, in relevant
part, that the council shall meet on the second and fourth Tuesday of each
month; and
WHEREAS, the city council desires to amend its rules to provide for
the regular meeting schedule; and
WHEREAS, Section 1-10-3.12 provides, in relevant part, that the rules
may be amended by a two-thirds vote of all members of the council, provided
that the new proposed amendments have been introduced into the record at
the last regular council meeting; and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Subsection 1-10-3.12, the city council desires
to amend such rules by amending Subsection 1-10-4.1 to provide for the
regular meeting schedule of the city council.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
COPPELL, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. That Article 1-10, "Rules, Times and Procedures for
Conducting Council Meetings", of the Code of Ordinances be, and the same is,
hereby amended by amending Subsection 1-10-4.1 to provide for the regular
meeting schedule of the city council, which shall read as follows:
“ARTICLE 1-10. RULES, TIMES AND PROCEDURES FOR
CONDUCTING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
. . . . .
1-10-4.1. Regular meetings. The council shall meet in the
council chamber at the City Hall on the second and fourth
Tuesday of each month, excluding the months of June,
November and December which shall only be on the second
Tuesday, at 7:00 p.m. for open session unless otherwise officially
changed by the city council (Charter Article 3, Section 3.09).
The starting times for executive and work sessions shall remain
flexible.”
SECTION 2. That except as amended herein, all provisions of Article 1-
10 of the Code of Ordinances shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3. That all provisions of the Ordinances of the City of
Coppell, Texas, in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the
same are hereby, repealed, and all other provisions of the Ordinances of the
City not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full
force and effect.
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SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and
after its passage as the law and charter in such c~~ses provide.
DULY PASSE by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this
the ~~~ay of 2008.
A-.Ht'1~,UVED~
DOUGLAS N. STOVER, MAYOR
ATTEST
LIB Y BAL ITY SECRETARY
TO FORM
ROBERT E. HAGE~CITY ATTORNEY
(REH/cdb 09/16/0
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