(a) Notice of Special Meetings. Except in the case of a special meeting referred to in subsection (b)(3) below, the Village Clerk shall, no later than twelve hours before the time of a special meeting of a Municipal body, post a statement of the time, place and purposes of the special meeting. The statement under this subsection (a) and the notifications under subsection (b) shall state such specific or general purpose or purposes then known to the Clerk to be intended to be considered at the special meeting, and may state, as an additional general purpose, that other business as may properly come before the Municipal body at that meeting may be considered and acted upon.
(b) Notice to News Media of Special Meetings. Any news medium organization that desires to be given advance notification of special meetings of a Municipal body, shall file with the Clerk a written request therefor on a standard form to be provided by the Clerk. Except in the event of an emergency requiring immediate official action as referred to in subsection (b)(3) below, a special meeting shall not be held unless at least twenty-four hours advance notice of the time, place and purposes of the special meeting is given to the news media that have requested such advance notification in accordance with subsection (b)(1) below.
(Ord. 1359. Passed 5-3-82.)
(1) News media requests for advance notification of special meetings shall specify: the Municipal body that is the subject of the request; the name of the medium; the name and address of the person to whom written notifications to the medium may be mailed, electronically mailed, faxed, or delivered; and the names, addresses and telephone numbers (including addresses and telephone numbers at which notifications may be given either during or outside of business hours) of at least two persons to either of whom oral notifications to the medium may be given.
(Ord. 10-15. Passed 3-15-10.)
(2) The Clerk shall give such oral notification or written notification, or both, as the Clerk determines, to the news media that have requested such advance notification in accordance with subsection (b)(1) of the time, place and purposes of each special meeting, at least twenty-four hours prior to the time of the special meeting.
(3) In the event of any emergency requiring immediate official action, a special meeting may be held without giving twenty-four hours advance notification thereof to the requesting news media. The persons calling such meeting, or any one or more of such persons or the Clerk of their behalf, shall immediately give oral notification or written notification, or both, as the person or persons giving such notification determine, of the time, place and purposes of that special meeting to the news media that have requested such advance notification in accordance with subsection (b)(1) above. The minutes or the call, or both, of any such special meeting shall state the general nature of the emergency requiring immediate official action.
(Ord. 1359. Passed 5-3-82.)