At your regular meeting on February 20, 2024, Councilman Peters brought up the suggestion of amending the start time for City Council meetings from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Since that time, staff has researched what times the other five municipalities in Pasco County begin their meetings. The results are as follows:
- City of Dade City meetings begin at 5:30 p.m.
- City of Port Richey meetings begin at 6:00 p.m.
- Town of St. Leo meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. but are only held once a month.
- City of San Antonio meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. but are only held once a month.
- City of Zephyrhills meetings begin at 6:00 p.m.
It should be noted that the Pasco County Board of County Commissioners conduct their meetings during the day beginning at 10:00 a.m.
Section 3.01.00, Chapter 3 of the Land Development Code, sets forth language regarding the regular meetings of the City Council. Ordinance No. 1715 was adopted in February 2004 which provided for the establishment of meeting times by resolution. The sitting City Council at that time adopted Resolution No. 2004-03 which amended the meeting start time from 7:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Both documents have been attached to this agenda item for reference.