Special meetings of the Council may be called as provided by its rules, regulations or bylaws, or by resolution or ordinance of the Council.
In the absence of any such provision, special meetings may be called by a vote of Council taken at any regular or special meeting thereof or may be called by the Chair, Vice-Chair, City Manager or any three members of the Council. The Clerk of Council, or in the Clerk's absence, incapacity or refusal to act, the City Manager, shall cause notice of each special meeting to be served upon each member of the Council and the City Manager in a manner prescribed by Council not less than twelve hours preceding the time for such special meeting. A copy of such notice shall be distributed in a manner prescribed by Council at least twelve hours prior to such special meeting but failure to so distribute for twelve hours shall not affect the validity of any meeting or any action taken at such meeting. In the event that a special meeting is called by a vote of Council taken at a regular or special meeting from which any member of Council or the City Manager is absent, written notice of such special meeting shall be given each absentee in the manner hereinbefore described. Service of notice of any special meeting shall be deemed conclusively to have been waived by any member of Council or the City Manager who shall be present at such special meeting.
(Amended November 2, 2010) (Amended November 3, 2020)