(A) Generally.
(1) Each public body shall keep minutes of all meetings showing the time, place, members present and absent and the substance of all matters discussed.
(2) The minutes of all meetings and evidence and documentation received or disclosed in open session shall be public records and open to public inspection during normal business hours.
(3) Minutes shall be written or kept as an electronic record and shall be available for inspection within ten working days or prior to the next convened meeting, whichever occurs earlier, except that the city may have an additional ten working days if the employee responsible for writing or keeping the minutes is absent due to a serious illness or emergency.
(Neb. RS 84-1413)
(B) City Council. The minutes of any meeting of the City Council shall be written and available for public inspection within ten working days of the meeting or prior to the next convened meeting, whichever occurs earliest, except that an additional ten days shall be allowed the City Clerk in writing and making available for inspection such minutes in the event of the Clerk’s serious illness or an emergency which prevents him or her from writing such minutes and making them available to the general public within ten working days as set forth herein.
(Ord. 348, passed 3-27-2006)