Staff recommends Council direct staff to replace the second work session of the month (December 20th) with the second regular business meeting and vacate the December 27th Regular Business meeting date.
 

Per Billings, Montana City Code, Sec. 2-211, City Council shall hold regular business meetings on the second and fourth Mondays of each month, unless the meeting would fall on a day recognized as a holiday, then the meeting would be held on the following day (Tuesday). Any regular business meeting may be canceled or rescheduled by majority vote of the Council at any time prior to the date scheduled for such meetings. Traditionally, during the month of December, Councilmembers and staff are on extended holiday leave during the week of Christmas. Therefore, the second work session meeting of the month (third Monday) is vacated in order to hold the second regular business meeting.

This year Christmas is on Friday of the fourth week. Staff is asking for Council’s direction whether to replace the second work session (December 20th) with the second regular business meeting and vacate the December 27th meeting date, or leave it as is.

City Council may:

• Approve staff's recommendation to alter meeting schedule; or
• Disapprove staff's recommendation to alter the December meeting schedule and leave it as is with 2 Work Sessions in December and 2 Regular Business meetings.