As used in this chapter:
(a) "Clerk" means the Clerk of Council where such title is used in connection with any provision herein relating to compliance by this Council with Ohio R.C. 121.22. "Clerk" also means the chairperson of each Municipal Body, as defined in subsection (d) hereof, where such title is used in connection with any provision herein relating to compliance by a Municipal Body with Ohio R.C. 121.22.
(b) "Day" means calendar day.
(c) "Meeting" means any prearranged discussion of the public business of the Municipal Body by a majority of the members of the Municipal Body.
(Ord. 1976-33. Passed 3-3-76.)
(d) "Municipal body" means Council and all decision-making committees thereof, and all boards and commissions of the City as may now exist or from time to time hereafter be created. (Ord. 1979-227. Passed 12-19-79.)
(e) "Oral notification" means notification given orally either in person or by telephone directly to the person for whom such 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 the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 1976-33. Passed 3-3-76.)
(f) "Post" means to post in an area accessible to the public during the usual business hours at the office of the Clerk and the following locations: Official notification will be made on the City of Kent’s website. Courtesy public postings will be made on the bulletin board located in the first floor lobby of 930 Overholt Street or such other City owned building with public access as City Council may designate. In addition, the notice shall be sent electronically to anyone requesting it, including but not limited to, news media outlets, newspapers, Kent State Library, Kent Free Library, and the City’s social media accounts.
(Ord. 2018-29. Passed 2-21-18.)
(g) "Published" means published once in a newspaper having a general circulation in the City as defined in Ohio R.C. 7.12, except that no portion of such newspaper need be printed in this City.
(h) "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.
(Ord. 1976-33. Passed 3-3-76.)
(i) “Written notification” means notification in writing mailed, faxed, emailed or sent by any other appropriate electronic format or delivered to the address of the person for whom such notification is intended, as shown on the records kept by the Clerk, as required herein, or in any way delivered to such person. If mailed, such notification shall be mailed by first class mail, deposited in a US Postal Service mailbox no later than the second day preceding the day of the meeting to which such notification refers, provided that at least one regular mail delivery day falls between the day of mailing and the day of such meeting.
(Ord. 2016-18. Passed 3-16-16.)