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The Olympia City Council is changing its meeting time. Here’s what to know

Starting this month, the Olympia City Council is trying out a new meeting start time. Instead of 7 p.m. every Tuesday, regular business meetings will start at 6 p.m.
Starting this month, the Olympia City Council is trying out a new meeting start time. Instead of 7 p.m. every Tuesday, regular business meetings will start at 6 p.m. Olympian file photo

Starting this month, the Olympia City Council will be starting its meetings earlier. Instead of 7 p.m. every Tuesday, regular business meetings will start at 6 p.m.

The decision was approved by the council in ordinance form during its Tuesday, Jan. 31 meeting. According to a news release from the city, the intent is to “make more efficient use of limited time and resources.”

The council also is changing how it handles study sessions. Instead of having study sessions before council meetings, one meeting per month will be devoted to study and work sessions.

More information can be found on the city’s online meeting calendar.

This story was originally published February 3, 2023 at 8:22 AM.

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Ty Vinson covers the City of Olympia and keeps tabs on Tumwater and other communities in Thurston County. He joined The Olympian in 2021. Before that, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at Indiana University. In college, he worked as an intern at the Northwest Indiana Times, the Oregonian and the Arizona Republic as a Pulliam Fellow. Support my work with a digital subscription
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