§ 3.09. Meetings of the city council.

The city council shall hold twenty-two regular meetings at a minimum each year at a time to be fixed by it for such regular meetings, and may hold as many additional meetings during the month as may be necessary for the transaction of the business of the city and its citizens. All meetings of the city council shall be held within the city, except that the city council may conduct a meeting at a location outside the city after publishing notice of the meeting in one issue of a newspaper in general circulation in the City of San Marcos. All meetings of the city council shall be public; however the council may recess for the purpose of discussing in a closed session any matter permitted to be so discussed by state law, provided that the general subject matter for consideration is expressed in the motion calling for such a session and that final action thereon shall not be taken by the council until the matter is placed on the agenda. Special meetings of the council shall be called by the city clerk upon the written request of the mayor or any three members of the city council.

The city council shall provide by ordinance for procedures to call meetings, set meeting agendas, conduct meetings, provide for reasonable time limits on presentations to the council and any other matters necessary to the efficient and fair conduct of the public's business.

(Res. No. 1977-7R, Prop. 2, 1-24-77/4-2-77; Ord. No. 1984-11, Prop. 7, 1-30-84/4-7-84; Ord. No. 1988-15, Prop. 8, 2-8-88/5-7-88; Ord. No. 2000-12, Prop. 6, 2-14-00/5-6-00; Ord. No. 2000-40, Prop. 6, 5-9-00/5-6-00; Ord. No. 2017-45 , § 2(Props. E, F), 8-15-17/11-7-17)

State law reference

Open meetings act, V.T.C.A., Government Code, § 551.001 et seq.