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Below are filing guidelines related to the Council's upcoming recess. Winter recess begins on December 23rd and the next business day will be January 4th. Legislation may not be filed during recess. The first Legislative Meeting in the new year will be January 5th. Contracts Contracts may be filed by 4pm on December 21st. The count will start on December 22nd and continue to run through recess. Contracts must be complete and accurate for the filing to be accepted to begin the

Effect of the End of a Council Period According to Council Rule 418: 1. Any permanent bill that has not received final reading by the December 15th Legislative Meeting will lapse (or die) at the end of the Council Period and may be re-introduced later. 2. Any temporary bill that has received first reading by December 15th will roll over to 2027 and be considered for final reading in CP 27. 3. A measure transmitted by the Mayor or an independent agency with an associated ‘co

The following deadlines apply to regularly scheduled Legislative Meetings (i.e. the meetings that you find on the annual meeting schedule and usually occur on the first Tuesday of the month). If the Chairman decides to convene an Additional Meeting, the agenda is at his discretion. Once the agenda for an Additional Meeting is circulated, no measure may be added for consideration except an emergency/temporary measure with the written approval of a majority of members. If you w