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The City Council shall meet regularly, at least 48 times per calendar year at the City Hall, or at a location otherwise designated by ordinance, within the corporate limits of the City at such times as may be fixed by ordinance or resolution.

It is the goal to have weekly meetings. However, the Council President or Presiding Officer may, subject to the requirement of 48 regular meetings per year, cancel a regular meeting because of weather, lack of quorum, insufficient meeting agenda items, proximity to holidays or other suitable reason. At least one of such regular meetings shall be held each month in the evening after 6:30 p.m. Special and emergency meetings may be called in accordance with state law. All Council meetings shall be open to the public, except that the Council may hold executive sessions from which the public is excluded in accordance with state law, including the Open Public Meetings Act (Chapter 42.30 RCW). Meetings of the Council shall be presided over by the President, selected annually by a majority vote of the Council, or in the absence of the President, by a member of the Council selected by a majority of the members present at such meeting. Appointment of a Council member to preside over the meeting shall not in any way abridge his or her right to vote on matters coming before the Council at such meeting. In the absence of the Clerk, or Deputy Clerk or other qualified person appointed by the Clerk, the Mayor, or the Council, may perform the duties of Clerk at such meeting. A record of all proceedings shall be kept. (Ord. 3502-16 § 3, 2016)