Dixon City Council Votes To Switch The Dates It Meets

DIXON, CA -- On a split vote, the Dixon Council on May 14 voted to move the dates of Council meetings from the second and fourth Tuesday of each month to the first and third Tuesday.

The vote was 4-1, with Councilman Devon Minnema casting the sole 'no' vote.

The reason for the schedule change, City Attorney Douglas White stated in a summary report on the matter, is that City Council members hold positions on various regional committees and subcommittees that meet the same nights at the City Council. Therefore, changing the Council's meeting dates would facilitate Councilmembers' and constituents ability to attend regional meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays.

Now that the Council has approved the ordinance by a majority vote, it will return for a second reading at the next regular meeting and go into effect in July. As a result, the city's Planning Commission would move its meeting date from the third Tuesday of the month to the second, and the Parks and Recreation Commission would shift its meetings from the first Tuesday of the month to the fourth.