(A) Any news media organization may request that the Clerk of the City Council give notification in advance of the time, place, and purpose of any special meeting of a public body. Notification may be by telephone or in writing, at the option of the Clerk of Council. The Clerk of Council may require any news media organization to file with him or her on a standard form any information which he or she deems reasonably necessary in order to adequately provide notification, including, but not limited to, the name, address, and phone number of the organization, and the name of not more than two persons designated by the organization to receive notification. No special meeting may be held until 24 hours after all news media requesting notification have received the notification, or until 24 hours after the Clerk of Council has made a diligent effort to communicate notification during the Clerk of Council’s regular business hours.
(B) In the event of an emergency requiring immediate official action, the member or members of the public body calling the meeting shall notify, or make a diligent effort to notify, the news media organizations who have filed a request for notification with the Clerk of Council of the time, place, and purpose of the meeting. Any such member or members may, in attempting to notify the news media, rely on the information filed with the Clerk of Council by any news media organization.
(1982 Code, § 36.08) (Ord. 1979-19, passed 8-6-1979)