Agenda Date: 12/17/2024
Subject:
Title
Motion to adopt the 2025 city council meeting calendar
Body
|
From: |
James L. Becklenberg, City Manager |
|
Prepared by: |
Colleen L. Norton, City Clerk |
|
Presentations: |
N/A |
PURPOSE:
To proactively adopt a calendar of all known meeting dates, and cancelations of meetings, of the Littleton City Council to provide for more efficient scheduling of agenda items and to better inform our community.
LONG-TERM OUTCOME(S) SERVED:
High-Quality Governance
DISCUSSION:
The city has maintained a public-facing Tentative Council Calendar on its website and, in 2024, adopted the first annual City Council meeting calendar. By adopting an annual meeting calendar, efficiency is gained by enabling city council and staff to schedule other events and meetings, and to schedule any necessary travel, far in advance. The council may, via motion, amend the adopted calendar throughout the year if deemed necessary.
The following council meetings conflict with observed city holidays, other known events, or conferences which members of council generally attend are recommended for cancellation:
• Regular meeting: February 18, 2025 - Boards and Commissions interviews
• Study Session: March 11, 2025 - NLC conference
• Regular meeting: June 17, 2025 - CML conference
• Study session: June 24, 2025 - Summer break
• Regular meeting: July 1, 2025 - Summer break
• Study session: July 8, 2025 - Summer break
Including the above dates, the annual 2025 City Council Meeting Calendar will provide a four-week summer break, beginning with the week of June 17 for the CML conference. Council may also opt to return for the July 8, 2025, study session, thereby reducing the summer break to three weeks.
Council may want to also consider the following meeting dates that conflict with other meetings or community events:
• Study session: March 25, 2025 - LPS spring break
• Regular meeting: August 5, 2025 - National Night Out (NNO)
• Regular meeting: November 4, 2025 - Election Night
• Study session: November 25, 2025 - Thanksgiving week
• Study session: December 23, 2025 - Christmas week
BACKGROUND:
Section 27 of the city charter states that the council shall meet regularly at least once each month and that the meeting shall be set at a day and hour to be fixed from time to time by the rules and procedures of each council. Per council’s adopted Legislative Rules, Section II, regular meetings are to be held on the first and third Tuesday of each month with study sessions being held on the second and fourth Tuesdays.
Prior Actions or Discussions
January 2, 2024 - Council adopted, by motion, approval of the 2024 Annual City Council Meeting Calendar.
FISCAL IMPACTS:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the 2025 Littleton City Council meeting calendar.
ALTERNATIVES:
• Adopt the 2025 city council meeting calendar as presented; or
• Amend the 2025 city council meeting calendar prior to adoption; or
• Choose not to adopt the 2025 city council meeting calendar and operate solely from the Tentative Council Calendar, canceling and/or adding meetings as necessary.
PROPOSED MOTION:
Proposed Motion
I move to adopt the 2025 city council meeting calendar.