• Council Policy 100-32 (City Council Meetings) calls for the annual Council meeting schedule to be approved by the City Council.
• The annual meeting schedule and calendar identify all Regular meetings, as well as scheduled holidays and breaks.
• Following Council adoption of the meeting schedule, City staff will publicly notice the full schedule and post the annual calendar on the City's website. 

City staff develops and publishes the annual Council meeting schedule and calendar every fall for the following year. Council Policy 100-32 includes a provision for Council adoption of the upcoming annual Council meeting schedule by the first meeting of December each year.

The annual schedule identifies the date, time and type of each Council meeting, as well as any Mondays when the Council will not meet. Per Council policy, the Council meets every first, second, third, and fourth Monday of each month, excluding any City-recognized holidays that fall on a Monday. Per City Charter, Council must meet at least twice per month for Regular meetings. Informational workshops may be held, as needed, before any Council meeting. The specific time and topic for each workshop will be identified on the published agenda for a given meeting date.

The 2024 Council schedule includes 36 Regular Council meetings, and Community Forums once per quarter. All City Council meetings will begin at 6:30 p.m., per Council Policy 100-32. Workshops will be held between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m., unless otherwise noted on a published agenda. Community Forums will be held for up to 90 minutes as noticed and announced.

Subject to Council approval, the 2024 annual schedule will be publicly noticed in The Columbian newspaper, and the calendar will be posted on the City's website and distributed to the media and all City departments. Copies of the printed Council meeting calendar may be requested by contacting the Council Assistant at 360-487-8600.

Any cancellations or changes to the annual schedule, or the addition of Council retreats or other special Council meetings, will be advertised in accordance with Council Policy and the Washington Open Public Meetings Act.

2024 Annual Meeting Schedule

All meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. | Workshops 4:00-6:00 p.m. (subject to change)

1. Provides Council with an opportunity to review the upcoming annual meeting schedule prior to publishing
2. Increases transparency and public awareness of when the Council regularly meets