During Monday night’s Newton City Council meeting, members agreed to change the format of one of their meetings each month, creating a work-session-style council session.

Council members will still have their meeting at city chambers, but the meeting will be held in a similar style to board meetings with an open discussion round table.

The meeting change was agreed after City Administrator Robert Knabel present the council with his research. Knabel said he talked to City Administrator Marketa Oliver, of Windsor heights and to City Administrator Jeff Mark, of Altoona City. Both administrators changed their council formates and saw success.