COMMITTEE AGENDAS.
Austin City Code § 2-5-106
in effect§ 2-5-106 - COMMITTEE AGENDAS.
(A) Except for the Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee, two members of a committee, or the mayor and one committee member, must sponsor an item on a committee agenda. Three members of the Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee must sponsor an item on a committee agenda. The staff liaison shall forward a request from the mayor to place an item on a committee's agenda to the committee members. The committee may place an item on the committee's agenda during a future items discussion on a committee agenda, or the staff liaison may coordinate among potential co-sponsors of an agenda item for placement on a committee agenda.
(B) If the city clerk, the city auditor, the clerk of the municipal court, a municipal judge, or a board created by Chapter 2-1 (City Boards) wishes to place an item on a council committee agenda, the city clerk, the city auditor, the clerk of the municipal court, the municipal judge, or board chair should follow the procedure set by this subsection.
(1) The board chair must be acting on a vote of the board.
(2) The city clerk, the city auditor, the clerk of the municipal court, the municipal judge, or board chair must submit the proposed item to the city clerk who shall provide a copy of the proposal to the mayor and city manager.
(3) The mayor shall, no later than the fifth working day after the date the mayor receives the proposal, or as soon thereafter as practicable, assign the item to a council standing committee. The mayor may assign an item to more than one committee. If an item is assigned to more than one committee, the mayor may ask the committee chairs to coordinate the committees' review and to consider the item either jointly or sequentially.
(4) When the mayor has selected the appropriate committee, the city manager shall promptly provide the written proposal to the committee's staff liaison.
(5) The liaison shall promptly submit the proposed item to the city attorney, the chief financial officer, and the appropriate City department director for review.
(6) The city attorney, the chief financial officer, and the department director shall respond with comments not later than the fifth business day after receiving the proposal from the staff liaison. The city attorney's response should include a proposed posting for the item.
(7) The committee's staff liaison shall consult with the city clerk, the city auditor, the clerk of the municipal court, the municipal judge, or board chair and make any revision to the proposed item that the city clerk, the city auditor, the clerk of the municipal court, the municipal judge, or board chair requires. A substantive change must be reviewed by the city attorney and the chief financial officer.
(8) After the city clerk, the city auditor, the clerk of the municipal court, the municipal judge, or board chair has approved the item the committee's staff liaison shall work with the committee to consider placing the item on the next available committee agenda, which shall be no later than the thirtieth working day after the date the item was assigned to the committee, or as soon thereafter as it is practicable to meet the posting requirement.
(9) The item shall be considered by the committee and sent for consideration to the full council as provided by Section 2-5-108 (Committee Actions).
Source: Ord. No. 20150129-026, Pt. 1, 2-9-15; Ord. No. 20160303-024, Pt. 5, 3-14-16.
Source: City of Austin, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT2AD_CH2-5COACAPTECOEXCOBO_ART5COCO_S2-5-106COAGFetched: 10/27/2026