Regular City Council meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at 6:00 pm. Citizen Packets including the agenda and consent agenda items can be found here: Public Notices

Please Note

“Pursuant to Texas Government Code section 551.007, members of the public may speak on an agenda item during the citizens comment section of the meeting or at the time the agenda item is called for discussion by the Mayor.  Speakers must sign up with the City Secretary prior to the start of the meeting to speak and shall be given three (3) minutes to speak.  A speaker needing a translator and/or interpreter may be given six (6) minutes to speak.

**Criticism of City Employees or Governing Body Members is prohibited**

Those wishing to address the Council regarding an item not on the agenda must be a citizen, property owner or business owner of Tool.  Comments on such non-agenda items shall be limited to three minutes.  The Council will not comment on items not on the agenda; however, the Council may refer the item to city staff for research, resolution or referral of the matter to the Council as a future agenda item.”

A meeting that is “open to the public”, pursuant to the Open Meetings Act, is one that the public is permitted to attend. The act does not entitle the public to choose the items to be discussed or to speak about items on the agenda. If the City Council, during the course of the meeting covered by this notice, should determine that an executive session is required, then such executive session, as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Section 551.001 et seq., will be held by the Council at the date, hour and place given in this notice, concerning but not limited to the following sections and purposes of the Act: 551.071 Private consultation with the city’s attorney; 551.072 Deliberations about Real Property; or, 551.074 Discussing personnel or to hear complaints against personnel. Should any final action, final decision or final vote be required in the opinion of the City Council with regard to any matter considered in such executive session, then the final action, final decision or final vote shall be in the open meeting covered by this Notice upon the reconvening of the public meeting.