The Lawrence City Commission will not meet Tuesday because of a recently passed schedule change that does away with meetings the fourth week of every month.

The commission will now hold regular meetings on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. The second Tuesday of the month will be a work session on a small number of issues. At the work sessions, commissioners will also be asked to approve a consent agenda. Commissioners and members of the public may still pull items from the consent agenda for discussion.

The change, unanimously approved by commissioners in June, was at the recommendation of new City Manager Tom Markus.

The work sessions will be open to the public and broadcast via live stream, Markus said, and he’s recommending a public comment period be established at the end of the work sessions. Commissioners will take no formal action on work session items.

The old schedule called for commissioners to meet every Tuesday except the fifth Tuesday of a month.

Commissioners will next meet on Tuesday, July 5, for a regular meeting starting at 5:45 p.m. at City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St.