Conroe Mayor Duke Coon lashed out on Tuesday ... Coon publicly apologized for the "lack of communication" that exists in city hall before the council took a vote on the new rules.

In honor of the birth month of Conroe's namesake Isaac Conroe, a Founder's Day event is being planned in the city.

During a contentious special meeting of the Conroe City Council on Tuesday ... the lack of communication that currently exists at city hall, but today I'm going to," Coon said.