(a) The Council shall meet at such times as may be prescribed by ordinance or resolution, except that it shall meet regularly only during the months from September through June, inclusive, not less than once each two weeks. The President, any two members of the Council, or the Mayor, may call special meetings of the Council, upon at least twelve hours’ written notice to each member, served personally or left at his or her usual place of residence.
(b) All meetings of the public bodies of the city and of the Council, whether regular or special, shall be open and public, except for the purposes and as permitted by the law of Ohio.
(c) Any citizen may have access to the minutes and records of the Council at all reasonable times.
(d) The Council shall determine its own rules and order of business and shall keep a journal of its proceedings.
(e) This section shall be liberally construed to require public officials to take official action and to Conduct all deliberations upon official business only in open meetings, except for the purposes and as provided by the law of Ohio as provided within this Charter.
(Amended 11-6-90)