(a) Venue. All public bodies of the City shall conduct their meetings in a venue that is open to the public.
(b) Right to be Heard. In any meeting of any City public body that is open to the public, any person shall have the right to attend and observe said meeting; however, this does not bestow the right to be heard at the meeting, except during public hearings. Any person who is disruptive may be removed from an open meeting at the request of the presiding officer of the public body. The presiding officer of any public body that takes audience comments may place limitations on the time and manner in which members of the public may have the right to address the public body.
(c) Recording. Audio and video recording of an open meeting of any City public body is permitted; provided, however, that any recording equipment used for such purposes shall be silent, unobtrusive, self-contained and self-powered to limit interference with the meeting. Furthermore, if the recording of the meeting interferes with the ability of others to hear, see, and/or participate in the meeting, the Chair of the public body may order such recording to be stopped. Any person who unreasonably interferes with an open meeting or refuses to cease recording after being so ordered by the Chair may be removed from the meeting at the request of the Chair of the public body.
(d) Minutes.
(1) All public bodies of the City shall keep full and accurate minutes of its meetings. The minutes may be the approved recording of the meeting. If the recording of the meeting is not used, the written minutes must include enough facts and information to permit the public to understand and appreciate the rationale behind the public body's decision, but need not be a verbatim transcript.
(2) The minutes need only reflect the motion, including the stated purpose therefor, to adjourn into executive session and the roll call vote thereon.
(3) The minutes of the City's public bodies shall be promptly prepared, filed and maintained and shall be open to public inspection.
Statutory Reference: ORC 121.22(C)
(Ord. 2021-23. Adopted 12/29/21)