(a) Any news media organization that wishes to be given advance notification of special meetings of a municipal body shall file with the Fiscal Officer a written request therefor.
(b) Except in the event of an emergency requiring immediate official action as provided for in division (e) of this section, a special meeting shall not be held unless at least 24 hours’ advance notice of the time, place and purposes of the special meeting is given to the news media that have requested the advance notification in accordance with division (c) of this section.
(c) (1) News media requests for such advance notification of special meetings shall specify the following:
A. The municipal body that is the subject of the request;
B. The name of the medium;
C. The name and address of the person to whom written notifications to the medium may be mailed, telegraphed or delivered; and
D. The names, addresses and telephone numbers (including addresses and telephone numbers at which notification may be given either during or outside of business hours) of at least two persons to either one of whom oral notifications to the medium may be given.
(2) The request shall be effective for one year from the date of filing with the Fiscal Officer or until the Fiscal Officer receives written notice from the medium canceling or modifying the request, whichever is earlier. Each requesting news medium shall be informed of the period of effectiveness at the time it files its request. The request may be modified or extended only by filing a completely new request with the Fiscal Officer. A request shall not be deemed to be made unless it is complete, in all respects, and the request may be conclusively relied on by the municipality, the municipal body that is the subject of the request and the Fiscal Officer.
(d) The Fiscal Officer shall give the oral notification or written notification, or both, as the Fiscal Officer determines, to the news media that have requested the advance notification, in accordance with division (c) of this section, of the time, place and purposes of each special meeting, at least 24 hours prior to the time of the special meeting.
(e) In the event of an emergency requiring immediate official action, a special meeting may be held without giving 24 hours’ advance notification thereof to the requesting news media. The persons calling the meeting, or any one or more of the persons or the Fiscal Officer on their behalf, shall immediately give oral notification or written notification, or both, as the person giving the notification determines, of the time, place and purposes of the special meeting, to such news media that have requested the advance notification in accordance with division (c) of this section. The minutes or the call, or both, of any such special meeting shall state the general nature of the emergency requiring immediate official action.