(A) A special meeting is any non-emergency meeting of the Council held at any time other than that specified in § 30.15 of this chapter.
(B) The Mayor, the Mayor pro tempore or any two members of the Council may, at any time, call a special meeting by signing a written statement stating the time and place of the meeting and the subjects to be considered.
(C) Notice of the meeting shall be given to Council members as provided in this division (C), preferably 24 hours, but not less than six hours, before the meeting:
(1) Written notice shall be delivered personally to each Council member; or
(2) If notice cannot be personally delivered, notice may be left at the Council member’s usual place of dwelling. In this event, the Town Clerk shall make every reasonable effort to contact the Council member by telephone.
(D) Special meetings may also be held when all Council members are present and consent thereto or when those not present have signed a written waiver of notice; provided that, the notice to the media required by division (E) below is given.
(E) The Town Clerk shall give notice of a special meeting to the public and the media, at least 48 hours before the meeting, by:
(1) Posting a notice of the time and place of the meeting on the town’s principal bulletin board;
(2) Mailing or delivering notice of the meeting to each of the media who has requested it in accordance with the Open Meetings Law, being G.S. §§ 143.318.9 through 143.318.18; or
(3) Mailing or delivering notice of the meeting to any person who has filed with the Clerk a written request for it in accordance with the Open Meetings Law, being G.S. §§ 143.318.9 through 143.318.18.
(F) Only the items of business specified in the notice may be transacted at a special meeting unless all members are present or have signed a written waiver of notice.
(Prior Code, § 2-2)