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MEMO
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To: Mayor Campbell and Members of the City Council
From: Judy Parks, City Attorney
Date: June 4, 2015
Subject: Council meeting time ordinance revision
You may recall that the start time for your regular meetings was recently discussed and
the Council acted to move the time up from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. This new start time
has been experienced now for a couple of meetings and seems to be working well.
The 7:00 p.m. start time for regular meetings of the Council is actually codified in the
Municipal Code at Section 2.14. That section authorizes the Council to set alternative
meeting times at a prior meeting, which you have done in moving the meetings to 6:00
p.m.. However, since the new time is being implemented on an on-going basis, it is
appropriate to revise the code section accordingly to reflect this.
A proposed ordinance to adopt the meeting time change is before you for first reading
and I would request your favorable consideration of it.
Legal Department 515.239.5146 ..in 515 Clark Ave.
515.239.5142 fnx Ames,IA 50010
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