(a) Council shall hold its regular meetings on the second and fourth Monday of each calendar month at the Council Chamber (Municipal court, Courtroom No.1) in the City Building located at 26 South Paint Street, Chillicothe, Ohio. Such meetings shall commence within a reasonable time following the Invocation or Prayer which may be held at 7:30 p.m., but in no case shall the meeting commence later than 7:35 p.m.
(b) In the event the Council President determines that an emergency situation exists, the Council President may postpone a regular Council meeting. An emergency situation may include, but is not limited to, death of a public official or other City employee, an act or threat of terrorism or violence toward Council or the City, State, or nation, or existence of a national, state, or local weather emergency.
(c) Upon the determination that an emergency situation exists, the Council President shall announce the regular meeting is postponed and shall announce a new date for conducting the meeting, with no less than 24 hours notice thereof provided to each member and the public. Any meeting postponed pursuant to this provision shall be held no later than the evening of the following Monday, but no later than the last day of the calendar month.
(Ord. 43-11. Passed 5-9-11.)