1) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this rule, special meetings shall be held in accordance with the provisions of subsections (2), (3), and (4) of this rule.
2) The presiding officer or a majority of the members of the council or council committee or subcommittee may call a special meeting.
3) The council clerk shall provide notice of the special meeting if the meeting is held pursuant to rule 3.102. The council administrator shall provide the notice if the meeting is a work session held pursuant to rule 3.104; a committee or subcommittee meeting held pursuant to rules 4.101 through 4.206; or a public meeting held pursuant to rule 3.108.
The notice shall consist of the date, time, and place of the special meeting and the agenda. Discussions and action at the meeting shall be limited to items listed on the agenda in the notice.
4) As soon as possible, written or electronic notice shall be delivered to every member of the body as well as each media organization that requested to receive notice of special meetings. Notice shall also be posted in a conspicuous place in the building where the special meeting will take place and in a conspicuous place in the Lexington-Fayette Government Center at least twenty-four (24) hours before the special meeting. The notice shall be calculated so that it shall be received at least twenty-four (24) hours before the special meeting.
5) In the case of an emergency which prevents compliance with subsections (3) and (4) of this section, this subsection shall govern conduct of a special meeting. The special meeting shall be called pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. The body shall make a reasonable effort, under emergency circumstances, to notify the members of the agency, media organizations which have requested to receive notice of special meetings pursuant to subsection (4) of this section, and the public of the emergency meeting. At the beginning of the emergency meeting, the person chairing the meeting shall briefly describe for the record the emergency circumstances preventing compliance with subsections (3) and (4) of this section. These comments shall appear in the minutes. Discussions and action at the emergency meeting shall be limited to the emergency for which the meeting is called.
6) Reserved.
(Res. No. 599-2023, § 2, 11-2-23)