§ 16-1. Meetings.

A. 

The Council shall meet on the second and third Tuesdays of each month in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 515 North Avenue, New Rochelle, New York, or at such other place as the Council may designate.

B. 

The second Tuesday of the month shall be a Committee-of-the-Whole meeting for the purpose of reviewing the Council calendar and discussion items on the Council agenda and voting on legislative items which cannot wait until the next regular Council meeting. Such meeting shall commence at 3:45 p.m. on said day or at such other hour as a majority of the Council may designate. Citizens shall be heard and petitions and communications received at 7:00 p.m. on said days.

[Amended 3-16-2010 by Ord. No. 41-2010; 2-9-2016 by Ord. No. 29-2016]

C. 

The third Tuesday shall be the regular Council meeting for the purpose of conducting regular legislative business and to vote on the legislative items previously discussed at the Committee-of-the-Whole session on the second Tuesday of the month. Such regular Council meeting shall commence at 6:15 p.m.

[Amended 7-9-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-132]

D. 

The Mayor or majority of the members of the Council may call a special meeting by causing a written notice therefor, specifying the objects of the meeting, to be delivered by the City Clerk or his or her designee to each and every member at their places of business or places of residence 24 hours before the time fixed for such meeting. Such meeting shall commence at the time set forth in the written Notice therefor.

E. 

The Council may, at any time, on approval of a majority of its members, hold a Committee-of-the-Whole meeting or an executive session at such other times and places as it may designate.

Amended 4-20-2006 by Ord. No. 97-2006