All meetings of any public body are hereby declared to be public meetings open to the public at all times. The minutes of a regular or special meeting of any such public body shall be promptly recorded in written form and open to public inspection. These written minutes shall be maintained as the official permanent record of said meeting. The minutes need only reflect the general subject matter of discussions in Executive Sessions under Section 212.05. All public meetings (excluding caucus meetings) of the Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, City Council and its related committees, boards, commissions, and/or task forces shall be audio taped in their entirety. Said tapes shall be kept on file for a period of not less than two years by that public office which is responsible for the records of said public body. Any meeting that is unable to be audio taped due to mechanical or equipment malfunctions or operator error will not be deemed as a violation of this provision.
(Ord. 1983-74. Passed 10-19-83; Ord. 03-148. Passed 12-1-03.)