August 25, 2026
City Clerk's Office
DATE: August 26, 2025
TO: Mayor Martinez and Members of the City Council
FROM:
Pamela Christian, City Clerk
Subject:
EMERGENCY ITEM: Cancellation of September 2,
2025, Regular City Council meetings
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact with this item
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
None
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
The Richmond City Council currently meets every first,
third, and fourth Tuesday of each month unless special
exceptions are indicated within the Charter, Council
Rules and Procedures, or approved by the City Council.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
APPROVE the cancellation of the September 2, 2025,
regular meeting; Council will reconvene regular meetings on Tuesday, September 16, 2025 - City Clerk’s Office
(Pamela Christian 510-620-6513).
DISCUSSION:
The Richmond City Council has regularly scheduled meetings every first, third, and fourth Tuesday of every month unless exceptions are indicated within the Charter, Council Rules and Procedures, or approved by the City Council.
Due to the rescheduling of the council recess to July 2 through August 19, 2025, a regular council meeting was inadvertently scheduled for September 2, 2025, the first AGENDA
REPORT
August 25, 2026
Tuesday following the September 1, 2025, Labor Day holiday. According to the Council Rules and Procedures, the first council meeting in September should be the first Tuesday following the week of the Labor Day holiday. September 9, 2025, is the first Tuesday following the Labor Day week; however, September 9, 2025, is a City Holiday (Admission Day).
With approval of this item, the regular meeting inadvertently scheduled for Tuesday, September 2, 2025, will be cancelled, and the Richmond City Council will meet on Tuesday, September 16, 2025. Council Rules and Procedures state that “Any future regular or special meeting may be canceled by a vote of a majority of the members of the City Council during a regular or special meeting.”
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
None