(a) Any news medium organization that desires to be given advance notification of special meetings of a Public Body shall file with the Fiscal Officer a written request therefor. Except in the event of an emergency requiring immediate official action as referred to in subsection (d) hereof, a special meeting shall not be held unless at least twenty-four hour advance notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting is given the news media that have requested such advance notification in accordance with subsection (b) hereof.
(b) News media requests for such advance notification of special meetings shall specify: The Public Body that is the subject of such request, the name of the medium, the name and address of the person to whom written notifications to the medium may be mailed, telegraphed or delivered, and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of at least two persons to either one of whom oral notifications to the medium may be given. Any such requests shall be effective for sixty days from the date of filing with the Fiscal Officer or until the Fiscal Officer receives written notice from such medium canceling or modifying such request, whichever occurs first. Each requesting news medium shall be informed of such period of effectiveness at the time it files its request. Such requests may be modified or extended only by filing a complete new request with the Fiscal Officer. A request shall not be deemed to be made unless it is complete in all respects.
(c) The Secretary shall give oral notification or written notification, or both, as the Secretary determines, to the news media that have requested such advance notification in accordance with subsection (b) hereof, of the time, place and purpose of each special meeting, at least twenty-four hours prior to the time of such special meeting.
(d) In the event of an emergency requiring immediate official action, a special meeting may be held without giving twenty-four hours advance notification thereof to the requesting new media. The persons calling such meeting, or any one or more of such persons or the Fiscal Officer on their behalf, shall immediately give oral notification or written notification, or both, as the person or persons giving such notification determine, of the time, place and purpose of such special meeting to such news media that have requested such advance notification in accordance with subsection (b) hereof. The minutes of any such special meeting shall state the general nature of the emergency requiring immediate official action.
(Ord. 1061. Passed 2-10-76.)
(Ord. 1061. Passed 2-10-76.)