As used in this chapter:
(a) “Fiscal Officer” means the Fiscal Officer of the Village Council.
(b) “Day” means calendar day.
(c) “Meeting” means any prearranged discussion of the public business of the municipal body by a majority of the members of the municipal body.
(d) “Municipal body” means each of the following:
(1) Council;
(2) Board of Building and Zoning Code Appeals;
(3) Planning Commission;
(4) Treasury Investment Board;
(5) Committees of the above municipal bodies comprised of such bodies if such committees:
A. Are comprised of the majority of the members of the main municipal body; or
B. Are decision making committees.
(e) “Oral notification” means notification given orally either in person or by telephone directly to the person from whom such notifications is intended or by leaving an oral message at the address, or if by telephone at the telephone number of such persons as shown on the records kept by the Fiscal Officer under this chapter.
(f) “Post” means to post in an area accessible to the public during the usual business hours of the office of the Fiscal Officer. A notice identifying the location at which notifications will be posted pursuant to this chapter shall be published by the Fiscal Officer within ten calendar days after the adoption of this chapter.
(g) “Published” means published once in a newspaper having a general circulation in the Municipality as defined in Ohio R.C. 7.12 except that no portion of such newspaper need be printed in the Municipality. If at the time of any such publication, there is no such newspaper of general circulation, then such publication shall be in the newspaper then determined by the Fiscal Officer to have the largest circulation in the Municipality.
(h) “Special meeting” means a meeting which is neither a regular meeting nor an adjournment of a regular or special meeting to another time or day to consider items specifically stated on the original agenda of such regular or special meeting.
(i) “Written notification” means notification in writing, mailed, telegraphed or delivered to the address of the person for whom such notification is intended as shown on the records kept by the Fiscal Officer under this chapter, or in any way delivered to such person. If mailed, such notification shall be mailed by first class mail, deposited in a U.S. postal service mail box no later than two days before the day of the meeting to which such notification refers, provided that at least one regular mail delivery day falls between the day of mailing and the day of such meeting.
(Ord. 150-1976. Passed 3-31-76.)