(A) Special meetings of the Town Council may be called by the President or by any Councilmember upon written request, duly signed by the President or any Councilmember and presented to the Clerk-Treasurer, stating the purpose of the meeting. The Clerk-Treasurer shall cause the notices to be served upon the members of the Council at least 48 hours prior to the time when the meeting is to be held, except that in the event of an emergency involving actual or threatened injury to person or property or actual or threatened disruption of governmental activities then the time requirement of notice shall not apply, but the news media and general public shall be given notice of a special meeting in the same manner as notice is provided to the Councilmembers. The notices may be served by delivering a copy thereof to the members of the Council, or by leaving a copy thereof at the residence of the Councilmembers or in the event of an emergency by telephone.
(B) At every special meeting, the purpose for the same shall be read and then filed by the Clerk-Treasurer, and duly incorporated in the minutes of such meeting. No business other than that stated in the notice shall be considered at such meeting.
(C) A written notice of a special meeting is not required if the time, date, and place of a special meeting is announced at a regular meeting of the Council at which all members of the Council are present.
('80 Code, § 1.20.020)