Agenda No. 15.
CITY COUNCIL MEMORANDUM
| City Council Meeting: | February 17, 2026 |
| Department: | City Secretary |
| Subject: | Ordinance 26-M-028 - Amending City Council Rules of Conduct and Procedure (Mayor/S.Edmondson/S.Courney) |
BACKGROUND
The City Council held a workshop at the Regular City Council meeting on June 17, 2025, to discuss amendments to the City Council Rules of Conduct and Procedure Article 2.2B Absences, Article 7.6 Ordinances - Two Readings, and Article 11 Boards, Committees, and Commissions. Changes approved by Council were notated in the Meeting Minutes passed and approved on July 1, 2025. These amendments have been incorporated into Ordinance 26-M-028 Council Rules of Conduct and Procedures.
Additionally, a subcommittee consisting of Mayor Ralph Gutierrez, Councilmember Michelle Watson, Councilmember Allison Heyward, City Manager Steve Williams, and Deputy City Secretary Sheree Courney met on July 3, 2025, to develop a City Council Training and Travel Policy. The results of that meeting have been incorporated into the City Council Rules of Conduct and Procedures as Article 14.
Additionally, a subcommittee consisting of Mayor Ralph Gutierrez, Councilmember Michelle Watson, Councilmember Allison Heyward, City Manager Steve Williams, and Deputy City Secretary Sheree Courney met on July 3, 2025, to develop a City Council Training and Travel Policy. The results of that meeting have been incorporated into the City Council Rules of Conduct and Procedures as Article 14.