(a) Unless otherwise provided in the Codified Ordinances, all meetings of Council, Council committees, commissions, boards and other similar public bodies of the City shall be held at the Warrensville Heights Municipal Center, 4743 Richmond Road, Warrensville Heights, Ohio.
(b) All meetings of the described public bodies shall be open to the public, unless an executive session is expressly authorized under the applicable provisions of the City's Charter.
(c) A public meeting of City Council shall be considered to be open to the public when it is held virtually in times of emergency or special circumstance as determined by the President of City Council and the Mayor. A public meeting of the committees, commissions and boards of City Council shall be considered to be open to the public when it is held virtually as determined by the President of Council and the Chair of said committee, commission or board. A public meeting of a committee, board or commission of the City shall be considered to be open to the public when it is held virtually in times of emergency or special circumstance as determined by the Mayor. Public access to said virtual meetings must be provided by including the necessary information, such as phone numbers, livestream websites and access codes, in the meeting notice pursuant to Section 123.02 and to each member and required attendee of the public body. The public body must ensure that the public can hear all deliberations during said virtual meetings unless an executive session is expressly authorized under the applicable provisions of the City's Charter.
(d) Nothing herein contained shall mandate that any public body permit public participation in such open meetings, unless specifically required by the provisions of the Charter or Codified Ordinances.
(Ord. 2023-055. Passed 5-16-23.)