(a) Regular Meetings. There shall be a regular meeting of the Common Council on the first Monday of each month, at 7:30 p.m.; provided, that when the first Monday of the any month falls upon a holiday, the Common Council may, by resolution or by motion duly put, carried and entered in the minutes, designate another day for such meeting.
(b) Special or Adjourned Meetings. There may be a special or adjourned meeting of the Common Council held at any time fixed by the Common Council.
(c) Special Called Meetings. There may be special called meetings of the Common Council at any time fixed by the Mayor or by any two members of the Common Council; but there shall be a notice, in writing, of any such called meeting, served upon every member of the Common Council by the Chief of Police, at least two hours before the time at which such meeting is called; and in such notice it shall be clearly stated for what purpose the meeting is called; and at such meeting no other matter shall be considered, except by the unanimous consent of all the members present.
(d) Notice of Special Called Meetings. It shall be a part of the public duty of the Chief of Police to serve the notice required by subsection (c) of this section; but no notice shall be required to be given to any member of the Common Council of the time of holding any regular meeting or any meeting called by the Common Council of any adjourned meeting.
(e) Place of Meeting. All meetings of the Common Council shall be held in the Council Chamber at City hall; provided, that the Common Council may designate another place, open to the public and within the City when, in the opinion of a majority of the members, the Council Chambers would not be adequate to accommodate the number of persons expected to be present for a meeting, or when, for other good reason, the Council Chamber is not deemed suitable.
(f) Open to Public; Exceptions. All meetings of the Common Council shall be open to orderly members of the public; provided, that the Common Council may, during any meeting, resolve itself into a committee of the whole and, thereupon, go into executive session, as provided by section 6-9A-4 of the Code of West Virginia; at which time, the committee may exclude from attendance all nonmembers of the committee whose presence is not necessary for the consideration of such subjects as have been referred to the committee; provided, further, that no final decision shall be made or vote or action taken upon any matter until the meeting has been reopened to the public and the committee of the whole has resumed its identity as the Common Council.
(g) City Sunshine Law Regulations. Pursuant to section 6-9A-3 of the Code of West Virginia, the City Council hereby adopts the following rules to make available, in advance, the time and place of all regularly scheduled meetings of the council and the time, place and purpose of all special meetings of the Council to the public and news media:
(1) A notice shall be posted by the Recorder at the front door of the City Hall stating the time and place fixed and entered of record by the Council for the holding of regularly scheduled meetings. If a particular regularly scheduled meeting is cancelled, a notice of such cancellation shall be posted at the front door of the City Hall.
(2) A notice shall be posted by the recorder at the front door of the City Hall at least two days before a special meeting is to be held, stating the time, place and purpose for which such special meeting shall be held. If the special meeting is cancelled, a notice of such cancellation shall be posted at the front door of the City Hall.
(11-3-86)