Council Meetings Will Continue to Take Place at Addison TreeHouse

On March 16, 2020, Governor Greg Abbott suspended certain requirements of the Texas Open Meetings Act in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The provisions he suspended included the requirement that a quorum of the governing body must be physically present at the specified location of the meeting and provisions that might be interpreted to require face-to-face interaction between members of the public and public officials.

 

On June 30, 2021, Governor Abbott announced an end to the suspensions effective on September 1, 2021. While Addison's Council has been meeting with a physical quorum present, the option to hold a meeting without a physical quorum will no longer be allowed. Council decided to continue meeting at the Addison TreeHouse for the foreseeable future to allow for social distancing. The Council also opted to continue allowing a virtual option for meeting participants and members of the community who would like to address the Council.

 

You can watch Council's Open Meetings Act discussion here.