SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve the 2026 city council meeting schedule. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
Per City Council Rule 1, Scheduling Council Meetings/Work Session Agendas, city council meetings are at 6:00 p.m. on the first and third Thursday of each month. The accompanying work sessions are at 1:30 p.m. on the preceding Monday, unless the Monday is a holiday, in which case the work session is on Tuesday. No meetings are held the first Thursday in January and July, or the third Thursday in December.
Staff has identified the following conflicts:
1. To accommodate the observance of Passover, staff recommends scheduling a council meeting only that week (no consent agenda):
a. Passover - April 1, 2026 through April 9, 2026.
Council Meeting: Monday, March 30, 2026.
2. To accommodate Jazz Holiday (October 15-18, 2026), staff recommends moving the Thursday, October 15 council meeting to Wednesday, October 14.
3. To accommodate councilmember travel, staff is seeking direction with the following suggestions:
a. Not hold a second council meeting in March (cancel the Monday, March 16 work session and Thursday, March 19 council meeting).
b. Move the Monday, April 13 work session and Thursday, April 16 council meeting to Monday, April 20 and Thursday, April 23.
In addition, staff is proposing a special council meeting on Wednesday, September 16 at 6:00 p.m. to adopt the millage.
At the November 17, 2025 work session, there was council consensus to cancel the March 16 work session and the March 19 council meetings; move the April 13 work session and April 16 council meetings to Monday, April 20 and Thursday, April 23.