OR 2009-1230 Conducting City Council MeetingsAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL
ORDINANCE NO. 2009 -1230
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 THAT THE OPEN
SESSION OF REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL BEGIN AT 7:30 P.M.; 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 city
council meetings shall begin at 7:00 p.m.; and
WHEREAS, the city council desires to amend its rules to provide that the regular
meetings begin at 7:30 p.m.; 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
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 that the open session of regular scheduled
meetings of the city council begin at 7:30 p.m.
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 that the open session of regular scheduled meetings of the city
council begin at 7:30 p.m., which shall read as follows:
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"ARTICLE 1 -10. RULES, RIMES 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
7:30 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.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage
as the law and charter in such cases provide.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this the day of
2009.
APPRO
ROBERT E. HAGER,
(REH/cdb 06 /02/09)
ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
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