Sponsor: Director of Law Department Amending Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances, “ADMINISTRATION,” by enacting a new Article XX, “OPEN MEETINGS AND RECORDS” to codify the City’s policy with respect to open records and meetings, modernize the policy, and enact governance changes that provide that the City Attorney will coordinate and have oversight of the request fulfillment process and repealing Section 2-115 of the City’s code. Do Pass, Debate

Committee

Council

Introduced

May 19, 2026

On agenda

July 2, 2026

Passed

July 9, 2026

Where it was heard

Council Jul 9, 2026 Passed Pass Council Jul 2, 2026 Assigned to Third Read Calendar Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee Jun 30, 2026 Do Pass Council Jun 11, 2026 referred

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