19820706 r-82-19RESOLUTION NO. R-82-19
WHEREAS, the City Charter, Chapter 5, Section 5.5, states that the
first meeting of the newly elected Council shall take place in Council
Chambers in the City Hall at eight o'clock P.M. on the first Tuesday
of July following their election; and
WHEREAS, the time, place, and dates of future meetings may be
determined by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (as amended
through September 4, 1982) clearly states in Section 2.1-340.1 the pub-
lic business shall be transacted under the scr~itiny of public eye; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is desirous of conducting effective and
efficient meetings with maximum public participation and knowledge in
full view of the public eye; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is desirous of and will attempt to
complete city business in two meetings each month; and
WHEREAS, hearings are already scheduled for three meetings in July
and changing such meetings would incur additional advertising expenses.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
1. The City Council shall hold three meetings in July on the
first, second and third Tuesdays but shall thereafter hold meetings on
the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, including August, at
City Hall, at eight o'clock P.M.; and
2. Should extensive public work sessions or special meetings of
Council be necessary, it shall be determined by a majority vote of the
Council and shall be scheduled as appropriate and shall be publicly
announced at which time the subject matter will also be announced; and
3. It shall be the policy of the Council that all members will be
in City Hall at 7:30 P.M. the night of such regularly scheduled meetings
and the Council agenda shall show that period from 7:30 to 8:00 P.M. as
a public work session, but it also may be used, after a call to order of
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the Council and public action as required by law, for an executive
session. Should there be no need for either a work session or execu-
tive session, Council members will be available for citizen discussions.
ADOPTED THIS 6thDAY OF July , 1982.
ATTEST:
City of Fairfax, Virginia
City ~lerk
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