(A) Regular meetings of Council shall be held in Council chambers at city hall, or by telephonic or other electronic means. Council shall approve the annual schedule of regular meetings at the first meeting of the calendar year; such schedule may be amended or updated by action of Council at a regularly scheduled or special-called meeting. Best efforts shall be made for at least one regular meeting to be held monthly. In the event a meeting is not held, prompt notice of cancellation shall be given to the Councilmembers and the news media by the City Clerk. It shall be the duty of the Mayor and Councilmembers to attend regular meetings of the Council and, when notified, to attend all special meetings called, for failure to attend any of which they shall be subject to such fine as the Council may impose. ('64 Code, § 2-5)
(B) Councilmembers may attend any regular, special, or emergency meeting of Council by telephonic or other electronic means, and shall be considered present for all purposes, if the meeting has been properly noticed, and all Councilmembers and members of the public can reasonably hear the public proceedings and be heard, if and as applicable. Any number of Councilmembers, including all, may attend telephonically or by other electronic means.
(C) Subject to the provisions of state law, special meetings of Council may be held on the call of the Mayor or the majority of the Councilmembers. Advance notice of special meetings shall be given immediately to all available members of Council and the news media by the City Clerk. ('64 Code, § 2-6)
(D) All meetings shall be open to the public, except as otherwise specifically provided for by the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act.
(Ord., passed 5-28-79; Am. Ord, passed 4-25-89; Am. Ord. 06-019, passed 10-10-06; Am. Ord. 12-003, passed 2-28-12; Am. Ord. 2021-008, passed 5-11-21; Am. Ord. 2022-004, passed 3-22-22)
Statutory reference:
Council meetings, see S.C. Code § 5-7-250(a)