At six o’clock P.M. on the first Tuesday in January following a regular municipal election the commission shall meet at the usual place for holding commission meetings and the newly elected members shall assume the duties of office. Thereafter the commission shall meet at such times as may be prescribed by ordinance or resolution, but not less frequently than once each month. Special meetings may be held upon vote of the commission taken in any regular or special meeting and, also, shall be called by the clerk upon the written request of the mayor, the city manager or two members of the commission. Any such vote or request shall state the subject to be considered at the special meeting and no other subject shall be there considered. Except for executive sessions not open to the public, all meetings of the commission and of the committees thereof shall be open to the public, and the rules of the commission shall provide that citizens of the city shall have a reasonable opportunity to be heard at any such meeting in regard to any matter considered thereat.
The members of the commission may hold an executive session only after a majority of its quorum determines by a roll call vote to hold such a session and only at a regular or special meeting for the sole purpose of the consideration of any of the following matters:
A. To consider the appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline or compensation of the City Manager or City Clerk;
B. To consider pending or imminent litigation;
C. To prepare for and review negotiations on compensation or other terms and conditions of employment for City personnel;
D. To consider matters regarded as confidential by federal law or rules or state statutes;
E. To consider specialized details of security arrangements;
F. To consider the purchase or sale of property for public purposes;
G. To consider the compensation or discipline of a City employee.
H. To consider details related to the security arrangements and emergency response protocols for the City of Piqua or an event where the City of Piqua is involved in the security, if disclosure of the matters discussed could reasonably be expected to jeopardize the security of the City of Piqua or the event being held in the City of Piqua;
I. To consider confidential information related to economic development as further defined by Ohio Revised Code Section 121.22(G)(8) or as amended;
J. To consider other matters as specifically authorized by Ohio Revised Code Section 121.22 as it specifically applies to municipalities.
(Adopted by electorate, November 7, 1989 – Amending Ordinance No. 51-89; Adopted by electorate, November 2, 2010 – Amending Ordinance No. 3-10; Adopted by electorate, November 8, 2016 - Amending Ordinance No. 5-16; Adopted by electorate, November 7, 2023 – Amending Ordinance No. 5-23)