RULE 2 - REGULAR MEETINGS  


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  • The City Council shall meet at seven o'clock in the evening on every Tuesday, except as may otherwise be provided by Council order.

    The place of such meeting shall be the City Council Chambers, City Hall, unless some other place may be agreed upon by majority vote.

    Special meetings shall be controlled by Section 3.5C II, and Section 4.8 of the Lawrence City Charter.

    All meetings of the City Council and every committee and subcommittee thereof shall be open to the public and media unless otherwise provided by law, and all meetings shall conform to the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law (General Laws, Chapter 39).

    In no event shall a meeting of the City Council extend beyond 10 P.M. unless 2/3 of the Council present vote in the affirmative. Votes will then be taken hourly.