Palm Beach Gardens City Council
A City Council Meeting...
Is the forum for enacting and amending laws, setting policy, and making decisions that govern the City. City Council meetings are held on the first and third Thursdays of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall. All Council meetings are noticed and open to the public, except executive sessions and attorney-client sessions. No final legislative action can be taken without an open official meeting. Following are the various types of City Council meetings:
Regular Meetings
Special Meetings
Executive Session (Labor Matters) (447.605, F.S.)
Attorney-Client Sessions (Litigation) (286.011(8), F.S.)
The Agenda...
Outlines the subjects and the order of business Council follows during the meetings. Meetings are conducted in accordance with Roberts Rules of Order. The agenda is prepared and distributed the week prior to each regularly scheduled meeting. Information provided by City staff pertinent to agenda items is included with the agenda for Council review. Copies of the agenda are available in the Office of the City Clerk and on the City's website.
A citizen may address the Council during Public Hearings or under Comments from the Public for items not on the agenda. All those wishing to address the City Council need to complete the necessary form (located by the entrance of the Council Chambers) and submit it to the City Clerk prior to the meeting being called to order. The Mayor will recognize those persons who filled out the form. Members of the public are allowed three (3) minutes each for comment.
Minutes...
Are an accurate, sufficiently clear record of all proceedings that transpire during a City Council meeting that must be kept to demonstrate that the City Council has complied with the law or rules by which it is governed.
Council Action...
Business presented to the City Council is executed by one of the following actions: