(a) Any news media organization that desires to be given advance notification of special meetings of a municipal body shall file with the Fiscal Officer written request therefor. Except in the event of an emergency requiring immediate official action, a special meeting shall not be held unless at least twenty-four hours advance notice of the time, place and purposes of such special meeting is given to the news media that have requested such advance notification in accordance with subsection (b) hereof.
(b) News media requests for such advance notification of special meetings shall specify:
(1) The municipal body that is the subject of such request.
(2) The name of the medium.
(3) The name and address of the person to whom written notification to the medium may be mailed, telegraphed or delivered.
(4) The names, addresses and telephone numbers of at least two persons, either of whom oral notifications to the medium may be given.
(5) At least one telephone number which the request identifies as being manned, and which can be called at any hour for the purpose of giving oral notification to such medium.
Any such request shall be effective for one year from the date of filing with the Fiscal Officer or until the Fiscal Officer receives written notification from such medium canceling or modifying such request, whichever is earlier. Each requesting news medium shall be informed of such period of the effectiveness at the time it files its request. Such request may be modified or extended only by filing a complete new request with the Fiscal Officer. A request shall not be deemed to be made unless it is complete in all respects and such request may be conclusively relied upon by the municipal body that is the subject of such request, and the Fiscal Officer.
(c) The Fiscal Officer shall give such oral notification or written notification or both as the Fiscal Officer deems necessary and shall state the general nature of the emergency requiring immediate official action. (Ord. 150-1976. Passed 3-31-76.)