As used in this chapter certain terms are defined as follows:
(a) "Public body" means Council, any board, commission and any other public body of the City, including, but not limited to a citizen advisory committee, agency, council or authority, and whether established by ordinance or resolution of Council, by administrative action, or by the Charter, as well as any committee of any of the foregoing.
(Ord. 91-14. Passed 4-15-91.)
(b) "Meeting" means any prearranged discussion of the public business of the public body by a majority of its members.
(Ord. 80-22. Passed 5-5-80.)
(c) "Clerk" means, in the case of Council, the Clerk of Council, or, in the case of another public body, the person designated by the public body to post written notice of meetings and to transmit the personal notification of meetings on specific subject matter to the necessary persons or organizations.
(Ord. 89-59. Passed 3-5-90.)
(d) "Day" means calendar day.
(Ord. 80-22. Passed 5-5-80.)
(e) "Post" means to post in an area accessible to the public during the usual business hours at the office of the Clerk and at the following locations:
(1) City Hall, front entrance bulletin board.
(2) City Hall, back entrance bulletin board.
(3) Reception desk, bulletin board.
All regular and special meetings of Council, other than committee meetings thereof, shall be posted on the front yard bulletin board, City Hall. All regular and special meetings of any other public body and committee meetings of Council may be posted thereon.
(Ord. 89-59. Passed 3-5-90.)
(f) "Published" means published once in a newspaper having a general circulation in the City.
(g) "Special meeting" means a meeting which is neither a regular meeting nor an adjournment of a regular (or special) meeting to another time or day to consider items specifically stated on the original agenda of such regular (or special) meeting.
(h) "Public hearing" means a meeting wherein the general public is invited to give its opinion or statements concerning the specific matters to be considered at such hearing.
(Ord. 80-22. Passed 5-5-80.)
(i) "Committee meeting" means a meeting of those committees enumerated in Chapter 111 and such other committees, including citizens advisory committees, as Council may from time to time approve. "Committee" shall also include any committee of any other public body.
(Ord. 89-59. Passed 3-5-90.)
(j) "Written notification" means notification in writing mailed, telegraphed or delivered to the address of the person for whom such notification is intended as shown on the records kept by the Clerk under this chapter, or in any way delivered to such person.
(k) "Oral notification" means notification given orally either in person or by telephone directly to the person for whom notification is intended or by leaving an oral message for such person at the address or if by telephone at the telephone number of such person as shown on the records kept by the Clerk under this chapter.
(l) Any notification provided herein to be given by the Clerk may be given by any person acting in behalf of or under the authorization of the Clerk.
(Ord. 80-22. Passed 5-5-80.)