A bill for an ordinance amending Section 13-2, D.R.M.C. concerning the city council’s weekly meeting schedule and observance of holidays. Revises the Denver Revised Municipal Code to allow Council not to meet between the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. This bill was approved for filing by Council President Brooks.
Thank you and welcome to City Council Chambers. And for those in the public council mechanics over the Finance and Governance Committee, which the Ethics Board reports to. And so that is why she is leading that. Okay. Thank you. I'll be calling out Council Bill 1095 just just for a quick comment. This amends the Denver Revised Municipal Code concerning the city council's weekly meeting schedule and observance of holidays is something that we've been trying to address for the six years I've been here and finally doing with this council until 25, when the charter was revised, council met 52 times. The 25 charter amendment approved by Denver voters allow council to determine the council's schedule, including weeks off in observance of holidays. Currently, council does not meet four times per year, but it is required to meet the day after Christmas this year and next. This bill simply changes the ordinance so the council does not meet between December 24th and New Year's to allow the members to spend this week with their families. And if you have attended a council meeting, it has been sparse attendance and we wouldn't want you all to go through that either. So when this legislation is adopted overall mean there will not be a regularly scheduled meeting for council on Monday, December 26, 2016. This last regular scheduled meeting before Council on the holidays and the end of the year will be Monday, December 19th. The first meeting in 2017 will be on Monday, January 2nd. Okay, Madam Secretary, can we please pull up Council Bill 898. Let's see here. Councilman, can each honorable fund consider, as you've called out, 1898, would you like to do with it?