CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Agenda Date: January 3, 2022 Action Required: Approval of Resolution Presenter: Lisa Robertson, City Attorney Staff Contacts: Lisa Robertson, City Attorney Kyna Thomas, Clerk of Council Title: City Council Regular Meeting Schedule for 2022 Background Local municipalities may approve a regular Council meeting schedule for the calendar year in order to establish meeting dates for the year. The proposed schedule includes variances according to holidays and summer break. Discussion Regularly scheduled City Council meetings take place on the first and third Mondays of each month at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall, 605 E. Main Street. During the Covid-19 State of Emergency, regular meetings are held electronically or virtually. If a regularly scheduled Council meeting falls on a holiday, then the meeting will take place on Tuesday. Council has previously chosen to take a summer break and has discussed holding only one meeting in December. The regular Council meeting schedule for 2022 is below and may be modified after Council discussion: January 3 Tuesday, July 5 Tuesday, January 18 July 18 February 7 August 1 Tuesday, February 22 August 15 March 7 Tuesday, September 6 March 21 September 19 April 4 October 3 April 18 October 17 May 2 November 7 May 16 November 21 June 6 December 5 Tuesday, June 21 December 19 Italics indicate an adjusted date due to a holiday. Alignment with City Council’s Vision and Priority Areas This aligns with Goal 4 of the strategic plan: Be a well-managed and successful organization. Attachment Resolution RESOLUTION Approving the City Council Regular Meeting Schedule for 2022 BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia that the following dates are approved for regularly scheduled Council meetings for 2022: January 3 Tuesday, July 5 Tuesday, January 18 July 18 February 7 August 1 Tuesday, February 22 August 15 March 7 Tuesday, September 6 March 21 September 19 April 4 October 3 April 18 October 17 May 2 November 7 May 16 November 21 June 6 December 5 Tuesday, June 21 December 19 Italics indicate an adjusted date due to a holiday. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that these dates will be published on the City’s calendar at www.charlottesville.gov and posted at the Clerk of Council’s office; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that should Council have a compelling reason to amend the schedule during the year, they may do so with a majority vote; should such a change occur, it will be publicized with a City press release, updated on the City’s calendar, and posted at the Clerk of Council’s office.