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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 5593-08-2022 RESOLUTION NO. 5593-08-2022 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, ADDING BUDGET WORK SESSION MEETINGS ON AUGUST 10, 2022, AND, IF NEEDED ON AUGUST 12, 25, AND 26, 2022; CANCELING THE BUDGET WORK SESSION MEETINGS ON AUGUST 18 AND 19, 2022; AND CANCELING THE CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING ON OCTOBER 4, 2022 TO AVOID A CONFLICT WITH THE OBSERVANCE OF NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IN TEXAS WHEREAS, Chapter 111, Section 5 of the Fort Worth City Charter requires the City Council to meet at such time and place as may be prescribed by ordinance or resolution, but not less than forty-four regular and special meetings shall be held each calendar year; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 3.2 of the City Council Rules of Procedure, unless otherwise officially changed by the City Council, the Council meets in City Hall on Tuesday of each week at times set by the City Council by Resolution; and WHEREAS, on September 28, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution 5479-09-2021, setting the City Council's meeting schedule for the months of November 2021 through December 2022 and providing that all meetings be held at City Hall unless otherwise changed by ordinance or resolution; and WHEREAS, per Resolution 5479-09-2021, budget work sessions are scheduled for August 18 and 19, 2022 and September 8 and 9, 2022, and a City Council Public Comment meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:00 PM on October 4, 2022; and WHEREAS,the City Manager presented his proposed budget to the City Council on August 9, 2022; and WHEREAS, scheduling conflicts have arisen for the budget work sessions that had been planned for August 18 and 19, 2022; and WHEREAS, in order to provide additional opportunities for the City Council and staff to discuss the proposed budget, it is recommended that a budget work session be added on August 10 and optional budget work sessions be added for August 12, 25, and 26, 2022, if needed; and WHEREAS, due to the fact that summer temperatures in Texas during the month of August are typically excessive, National Night Out is recognized in the Lone Star State in October each year, with the 2022 instance scheduled for October 4, 2022; and WHEREAS, as part of National Night Out Texas, numerous neighborhood and community events are anticipated to occur across all Council District of the City during the evening hours of October 4; and WHEREAS, in order to allow members of the public and City Council to participate in National Night Out Texas, it is recommended that the October 4, 2022 City Council Public Comment meeting be canceled; and WHEREAS, adoption of this resolution serves as official action by the City Council in accordance with the City Charter and City Council Rules of Procedure, adding budget work sessions on August 10 and, if needed, August 12, 25, and 26, 2022; canceling the budget work sessions on August 18 and 19, 2022; and cancelling the October 4, 2022 City Council Public Comment meeting. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, THAT: 1. A budget work session meeting is hereby scheduled for 2:00 PM on August 10, 2022; and 2. Optional budget work session meetings are hereby scheduled for 10:00 AM on August 12, 25, and 26, 2022, if needed; and 3. The budget work session meetings scheduled for August 18 and 19, 2022 are canceled. 4. The City Council Public Comment meeting scheduled for 6:00 PM on October 4, 2022 is canceled. 5. If the City Council determines it does not require any of the budget work sessions scheduled for August 12, 25, and 26 or September 8 and 9, the City Council may by consensus cancel such meetings, provided that staff shall be directed to notify the public of any such cancelation as soon as practicable. 6. No other City Council meeting, including any other City Council Public Comment meeting, is affected by adoption of this resolution, and all such meetings shall take place with the schedule as adopted and amended by the City Council from time to time. ADOPTED this 91h day of August 2022. ATTEST: 7:�Rrt�P Jannette S.Goodall(Aug 10,202214:57 CDT) Jannette S. Goodall City Secretary i :PIS r