Coming out of the Thanksgiving holiday, the city of Frisco is getting down to business with meetings and preparing for a special election. Here are three things to know this week in Frisco:

Filing for Frisco City Council continues


Residents can still file for the Place 1 seat on City Council. The seat is an unexpired term that will be up for election again in 2018. Filing ends Dec. 19, and Election Day will be Feb. 18.

To be eligible to file for City Council, a person must be at least age 18, be a resident of the county and a U.S. citizen, not be convicted of a felony and not be declared mentally incapacitated by a court of law. Applications can be accessed online or picked up at the city secretary's office at 6101 Frisco Square Blvd.

Council, Frisco Convention & Visitors Bureau hold joint meeting


City Council and the Frisco CVB will hold a joint meeting Tuesday. During the meeting, both groups will take a look back at progress made in 2016 and look ahead to initiatives for 2017. The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Westin Stonebriar Hotel & Golf Club, 1549 Legacy Drive.

Frisco ISD board of trustees to hold special meeting


The board will hold a special work session Tuesday with the Priorities-Based Budget Stakeholder Committee. Members of the the Priorities-Based Budget Steering Committee and Work Group will also attend the meeting. The groups are helping FISD create a balanced budget for the 2017-18 school year and subsequent school years. The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Career and Technical Center, 9889 Wade Blvd., in the training rooms.