UPDATED: After Pressure From Residents, Social Media, Kyle City Council Cancel Weekend Trip To Galveston

Melissa Jewett, Publisher

UPDATED: Feb. 19, 2021, at 5:00 AM

After pressure from residents and social media, Kyle city council canceled their weekend trip to Galveston at around 8 PM Thursday night.

The city updated their agendas to read canceled, however, the city did not update the dates and times on when the new “canceled” agendas were posted for public viewing.

City of Kyle City Council CANCELED Weekend
Workshops Scheduled for Feb 20-21, 2021

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Melissa Jewett, Publisher

Published: February 18, 2021, at 3:34 PM

The Kyle City Council will head to Galveston, Texas, this week for their annual visioning workshop.

According to the agenda, the meeting will be held at Viewfinder’s Terrace, 7 Hope Blvd, at 12:30 PM. 

The agenda does not provide a zoom link to allow residents to view the meeting nor state how it will be broadcasted if it will be.

However, the council is slated to hold a public comment period as per usual. 

It is up to all of us to keep our local officials, elected or not, honest and ethical. And each of us needs to play an active role and take responsibility for shaping our communities. How it ends begins with you…Melissa Jewett, Publisher

Kyle City Council Heads To Galveston This Weekend For Two Special Meeting Workshops

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Published: February 18, 2021, at 3:34 PM

The Kyle City Council will head to Galveston, Texas, this week for their annual visioning workshop.

According to the agenda, the meeting will be held at Viewfinder’s Terrace, 7 Hope Blvd, at 12:30 PM. 

The agenda does not provide a zoom link to allow residents to view the meeting nor state how it will be broadcasted if it will be.

However, the council is slated to hold a public comment period as per usual. 

It is up to all of us to keep our local officials, elected or not, honest and ethical. And each of us needs to play an active role and take responsibility for shaping our communities. How it ends begins with you…Melissa Jewett, Publisher

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETINGS SCHEDULED

 

 

KYLE CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING
MEETING LOCATION: VIEWFINDER’S TERRACE, 7 HOPE BLVD, GALVESTON, TEXAS 77554
TIME: 12:30 PM

HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT?
Members of the public that wish to provide citizen comments have the following options
1) Virtual Attendance – Submit the online registration form found at
https://www.cityofkyle.com/council/citizen-comment-sign. Registration must be received by 12 p.m. on the day of the meeting.

FIND UPCOMING & PREVIOUS MEETING AGENDAS, MEETING MINUTES, WATCH LIVE OR PAST MEETINGS

  • View this week’s agenda HERE.
  • View this week’s agenda packet HERE (Auto PDF Download).
  • View live or previous meetings.
  • View official Meeting Minutes
    1. To view the official Meeting Minutes HERE. Find the meeting you want under the “Agenda” column, click on the red text (i.e., 2018 0724 Agenda) a new window will open up to the meeting agenda.
    2. If the minutes are available, they will be listed close to the top of the agenda. Click on the set of minutes you want to review, and another new window will open, and you should see a list of attachments.
    3. Click on the date of the minutes you would like to view, and they will also open in a new window

 

 

KYLE CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING
MEETING LOCATION: VIEWFINDER’S TERRACE, 7 HOPE BLVD, GALVESTON, TEXAS 77554
TIME: 9:00 AM

HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT?
Members of the public that wish to provide citizen comments have the following options
1) In-Person at Kyle City Hall
2) Virtual Attendance – Submit the online registration form found at…
https://www.cityofkyle.com/council/citizen-comment-sign. Registration must be received by
12 p.m. on the day of the meeting.

FIND UPCOMING & PREVIOUS MEETING AGENDAS, MEETING MINUTES, WATCH LIVE OR PAST MEETINGS

  • View this week’s agenda HERE.
  • View this week’s agenda packet HERE (Auto PDF Download).
  • View live or previous meetings.
  • View official Meeting Minutes
    1. To view the official Meeting Minutes HERE. Find the meeting you want under the “Agenda” column, click on the red text (i.e., 2018 0724 Agenda) a new window will open up to the meeting agenda.
    2. If the minutes are available, they will be listed close to the top of the agenda. Click on the set of minutes you want to review, and another new window will open, and you should see a list of attachments.
    3. Click on the date of the minutes you would like to view, and they will also open in a new window

TEXAS OPEN MEETING AND PUBLIC INFORMATION ACTS

Members of all Council-appointed boards/commissions are required by state law to receive training in Texas open government laws.

The Office of the Attorney General offers training courses and course completion certificates in the Open Meetings Act and Public Information Act and can be accessed at the Attorney General’s website.

*Note: Not all local government agencies are required to give prior notice of certain types of meetings, or agendas, agenda packets, meeting minutes, or audio, video, or live streaming services on all sessions.

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  1. It will be a more pleasant experience for them later in the spring.

    What is next year’s travel plans? Aspen?

    Thank you for bringing this to our attention and ignoring the mayor’s lame excuses.

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