Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones gaveled in her first full City Council meeting on June 26 at 9:01 a.m. — an unusually punctual start that took some by surprise.
Used to Mayor Ron Nirenberg’s easier-going approach, two City Council members had yet to take their seats at the dais when Jones called the meeting to order. Nirenberg’s second to last meeting on June 5 clocked in at 9:15 a.m.
Before a meeting starts, the mayor and City Council can easily get tied up saying hello to business and community leaders and special guests who pack the City Council Chambers. Or they get caught up conferring with aides or city staff about an agenda item…