WELCOME TO THE CITY OF COLLEYVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING

The Colleyville City Council welcomes all citizens to attend public meetings. Citizens wishing to address the City Council should become familiar with these procedures listed below. The City Council is interested in ideas and constructive comments provided by citizens.

The City of Colleyville operates under the laws of the State of Texas and within the framework of a Home Rule Charter adopted by the citizens in 1977 and amended twice. The City Council prepared these procedures to assist in understanding how local government functions, including conduct of the City Council meetings.

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City Government

The Colleyville City Council is composed of seven members; six City Councilmembers elected by place number and a Mayor. All members are elected from the City at-large. Under the provisions of the City Charter, and subject only to the limitations imposed by State law, the City Council enacts local legislation, adopts the annual operating budget, and sets policy in the Council-Manager form of government. The City Manager carries out policy and administers the day-to-day operation of the City, while the Mayor is recognized as the head of the City government for all ceremonial purposes, and has the responsibility of presiding over all meetings of the City Council.

Guidelines for City Council Meetings

All City Council meetings are open to the public. Public notices of City Council meetings are posted 72 hours in advance of the meeting at City Hall, and on the City's web site. A meeting agenda is available at all meetings. The City Council, on occasion, will call a special meeting or a worksession, as necessary, and reserves the right to change the meeting place and date.

The Meeting Agenda

When an item on the posted agenda is considered by the City Council, staff presentations will be heard first followed by citizen presentations. The item will then go to the City Council for deliberation and action.

During staff presentations and City Council deliberation, there will be no citizen participation except to answer questions by Councilmembers. These procedures shall remain flexible and in compliance with the City Charter.

Worksession Meeting

The City Council conducts a Worksession meeting to discuss and receive information regarding the agenda. Items that are not ready for a City Council vote, but which City Council desires to discuss, may also be placed on the Worksession agenda. The Worksession meeting begins at a time designated, on the first and third Tuesday of each month, prior to the Regular Meeting, in the Executive Conference Room on the third floor of City Hall.

Executive Session

Executive Sessions may be conducted immediately following the Worksession meeting and prior to, or following, the Regular Meeting. Executive Sessions are closed meetings and are permitted for the discussion of the following items that legitimately fall within the exceptions as stated in the Texas Open Meetings Act. No action is taken during Executive Session.

• Consultation with the City Attorney to seek advice about pending or contemplated litigation, settlement offer, or other matter as permitted;
• Deliberations regarding the purchase, lease, exchange or value of real property;
• Deliberations regarding personnel matters; or
• Deliberations regarding economic development negotiations

Regular City Council Meeting

Regular City Council meetings are scheduled in the City Council Chamber at City Hall, 100 Main Street, at 7:00 p.m., on the first and third Tuesday of each month.

Consent Agenda Items

Consent Agenda items are routine in nature and deemed to require little or no deliberation by the City Council. To save time, these items are considered collectively.

Ordinances

All ordinances exclusive of emergency ordinances as defined by the City Charter, shall be read in an open meeting at two (2) consecutive regular City Council meetings. No final vote of approval or disapproval shall be taken by City Council until after the second reading and public hearing on each ordinance.

Resolutions

Any official action of the City Council not authorized by ordinance shall be authorized by resolution. All resolutions shall be read in an open meeting of the City Council and shall be followed by public hearing.

Addressing City Council

Citizens may address the City Council during any public hearing agenda item by completing a speaker card and presenting it to the City Secretary. There is time for the public to address the City Council on any subject. However, in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, the City Council cannot discuss issues raised or make any decisions at this time since the topic is not a posted agenda item. Issues raised may be referred to City staff for research and possible future action.

Each citizen presentation will be limited to five minutes. Delegations or groups are asked to select one spokesperson for the group to speak for five minutes. When addressing City Council, the presentation should be thorough, concise, and complete. No additional information may be given following your presentation, unless specific questions are asked by Council-members.

The Mayor will recognize each citizen appearing before the City Council. After recognition, speakers should move to the podium, state their name and address for the public record. If the speaker is representing an organization or group, the group should be identified before the presentation. Presentations and discussions should be directed to the City Council and all questions to the Mayor.

During staff presentations and City Council deliberation, there will be no citizen participation, except to answer questions by City Council. These procedures shall remain flexible and in compliance with the City Charter.

Tips for making successful presentations to the City Council

• Short and to the point presentations are most effective.
• All public comments should be addressed through the Mayor.
• If your point has been expressed by previous speakers, you may wish to inform the Mayor that you choose not to speak as your position has already been articulated.
• Persons wishing to address the City Council on a specific public hearing item or an item not on the agenda under “Citizen Comments” must complete a “Speaker Card.”

Be courteous. Profanity, abusive language or general disruption will not be tolerated.

Webcasts and Broadcast Schedule

Meeting webcasts are available at Colleyville.com. Meetings are televised live on Verizon Cable Channel 16 and Time Warner Cable Channel 15.

City Council Meeting Protocol

• While City Council is in session, we request the following protocol be followed:
• All persons shall remove hats and refrain from private conversations in the City Council Chambers. No handguns or other weapons are allowed.
• Citizens attending City Council meetings shall observe the same rules of propriety, decorum, and good conduct applicable to members of the City Council. Any person making personal, impertinent, and slanderous remarks, or who becomes boisterous while addressing the City Council or attending the City Council meeting, will be asked to leave City Hall by the Mayor.
• No placards, banners, or signs of any kind will be permitted in the City Council Chambers. However, exhibits, displays, and visual aids used in connection with the presentations to the City Council are permitted.

For more information, please contact the

Office of the City Secretary
100 Main Street
Colleyville, Texas 76034
817.503.1130
cloven@colleyville.com

Included is a list of the City Council meeting dates.

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