CHAPTER 107
Open Meetings.

107.01   Compliance.

107.02   Notification of regular meetings.

107.03   Notification of special meetings; emergency meetings.

107.04   Notification of discussion of specific type of business.

107.05   Timing of notification.

107.06   Phoning for information.

CROSS REFERENCES

Open meetings - see Ohio R.C. 121.22

107.01 COMPLIANCE.

   In order to comply with Ohio R.C. 121.22 the following rules are hereby established.

(Ord. 75-4690. Passed 12-2-75.)

107.02 NOTIFICATION OF REGULAR MEETINGS.

   Notification of the time, date and place of the holding of all regular meetings of Council shall be posted on the bulletin board in the lobby of the Municipal Building and shall also be published at least twenty-four hours prior to each such regular meeting in a newspaper of general circulation in the City. Notification by either of the foregoing methods shall be deemed sufficient compliance with the requirements of Ohio R.C. 121.22.

(Ord. 75-4690. Passed 12-2-75.)

107.03 NOTIFICATION OF SPECIAL MEETINGS; EMERGENCY MEETINGS.

   Notification of the time, date, place and purpose of the holding of all special meetings of Council shall be posted on the bulletin board in the lobby of the Municipal Building at least twenty-four hours prior to such special meeting. In addition, twenty-four hours advance notice of such special meeting shall be given to news media that have requested notification.

   The foregoing notice requirements for special meetings shall not apply in the event of an emergency requiring immediate official action in which case the notice shall be posted and the notification to news media shall be given by the official or members calling the meeting immediately upon the calling thereof. Any news media requesting notification shall provide a telephone number at which notification may be made to it, and an address to which any mail notification may be made. The type of notification shall be at the discretion of the Clerk of Council.

(Ord. 75-4690. Passed 12-2-75.)

107.04 NOTIFICATION OF DISCUSSION OF SPECIFIC TYPE OF BUSINESS.

   Any person may request advance notification of any meeting at which the specific business for which notification has been requested is to be discussed. Each request and the payment of the aforesaid fee shall apply to only one specific type of business. If a person wishes to be notified of more than one type of business he shall make separate requests therefor. Any person requesting advance notification shall provide an address to which notification may be made, and shall provide the Clerk of Council with an adequate supply (at least ten) of self-addressed stamped envelopes.

107.05 TIMING OF NOTIFICATION.

   Any mail notice required by this chapter shall be deemed complete when such notice is deposited in the United States mail, properly addressed, with adequate postage affixed, at least two days prior to the day of the meeting, if the intervening day is a day on which mail delivery is made.

(Ord. 75-4690. Passed 12-2-75.)