City Council:
RULES OF ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK
THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2025
CHAPTER I
POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT
RULE 1.
A. The City Council shall fix 7:00 p.m. for public hearings or such time as may be otherwise specified by The Council.
B. The Committee of the Whole meetings shall be held at 7:00 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the months of September through June, inclusive; and the second Wednesday of the months of July and August; or, if these regular meeting days be holidays, then the Council shall meet on the next days; or, if these regular meeting days be the eve of Thanksgiving, the eve of Christmas, the eve of Rosh Hashanah, the eve of Yom Kippur, or New Year's eve, then the Council shall meet on the preceding day, or following public hearing(s) or at such time as may be otherwise specified by the City Council, or at the time to which the City Council shall have adjourned.
C. The Legislative session of the City Council shall be held at the end of the Committee of the Whole meeting on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the months of September through June, inclusive; and the second Wednesday of the months of July and August; or, if these regular meeting days be holidays, then the Council shall meet on the next days; or, if these regular meeting days be the eve of Thanksgiving, the eve of Christmas, the eve of Rosh Hashanah, the eve of Yom Kippur, or New Year's eve, then the Council shall meet on the preceding day.
D. Special meetings of the City Council are all of those Council meetings other than Committee of the Whole Meetings and regular Legislative Sessions. A special meeting may be called by any Councilperson upon notice to the entire City Council. Notice may be given by telephone, in person, email or in writing at least 24 hours in advance unless an emergency exists.
E. All meetings of the City Council shall be broadcast to the public using videoconferencing technology and/or social med...
Click here for full text