A. Purpose: This section is enacted for the purpose of establishing a regular meeting schedule for the Kootenai County board of commissioners ("board") in order that board activities can be carried out with greater public participation and awareness.
B. Authority: This section is adopted pursuant to the authority vested in boards of county commissioners in the state of Idaho under Idaho Code section 31-710 and the Idaho open meetings law, Idaho Code section 67-2340 et seq. ("open meetings law"), the board having determined that county affairs require regular meetings more often than one meeting per month.
C. Establishment Of Regular Meeting Dates And Times: The following meeting schedule is hereby established to be effective beginning January 1, 2012:
1. Weekly Business Meeting: A weekly business meeting will be held at two o'clock (2:00) P.M. on each Tuesday afternoon, except as otherwise scheduled, and will continue until business before the board is complete. This weekly meeting is designated for general external business of the board, including, without limitation:
a. Consideration of claims;
b. Consideration and approval of minute records;
c. Consideration of proposed ordinances (except those pertaining to zoning or land use);
d. Review of license applications;
e. Adoption of necessary resolutions;
f. Conduct bid openings and awarding bids;
g. Conducting public hearings; and/or
h. Conduct such other business as it may schedule.
2. Notice Of Change: The date, time and/or subject matter of any regular meeting set forth herein may be changed upon the posting of notice in conformance with the open meetings law.
3. Cancellation: Any regular meeting set forth herein may be canceled due to emergency, lack of agenda items, lack of a quorum, or for the convenience of the board.
D. Special Meetings: Special meetings of the board, including those in which the only agenda item is an executive session, may be convened for any lawful purpose upon posting of a meeting and agenda notice complying with the open meetings law at least twenty four (24) hours in advance of the meeting. Notices of special meetings where the only agenda item is an executive session shall briefly state the reason for the executive session and the specific provision of law authorizing the executive session. The clerk shall maintain a list of the news media requesting notification of meetings and shall make a good faith effort to provide advance notification to them of the time and place of each special meeting.
E. Emergency Meetings: The board may convene a special meeting without complying with the twenty four (24) hour requirement when an emergency exists, upon posting of notice which includes, at a minimum, the meeting date, time, place and name of the public agency calling for the meeting. For purposes of this section, "emergency" is defined as a situation involving injury or damage to persons or property, or immediate financial loss, or the likelihood of such injury, damage or loss, when the notice requirements of this section would make such notice impracticable, or increase the likelihood or severity of such injury, damage or loss. The reason for the emergency shall be stated at the beginning of the meeting.
F. Location Of Meetings: All meetings shall take place at the Kootenai County administration building, 451 N. Government Way, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, unless the meeting and/or agenda notice indicates otherwise. (Ord. 457, 12-19-2011)