§ 2-152. Special meetings, emergency meetings.

(a)

Special meetings of the commission may be held when scheduled and noticed by the city manager, mayor, or in the absence of the mayor the vice-mayor, or in the absence of the mayor and vice-mayor, the commissioner who most recently had served as vice-mayor, at least seventy-two (72) hours beforehand. Said meeting shall be held in the city at a time and place designated in a notice of meeting which will be sent electronically to each commissioner subsequent to its preparation. Agenda items for special meetings should be matters of a nature that cannot be held in abeyance until the next regular meeting. Those agenda items must be set forth in the notice of meeting for any special meeting. The city manager must schedule a special meeting upon the written request to have same by three (3) members of the commission. Said written request shall contain the purpose for which the request is made, and also contain the time, place and date of such meeting.

(b)

Emergency meetings may be scheduled and noticed by the city manager; the mayor; or in the absence of the mayor, the vice-mayor; or in the absence of the mayor and vice-mayor, the commissioner who most recently had served as vice-mayor, with at least eight (8) hours' notice beforehand. The requirement of at least eight (8) hours' notice may be waived in the event of an emergency as set forth in chapter 8½. Such a meeting shall be held in the city at a time and place designated in a notice of meeting which will be sent electronically to each commissioner subsequent to its preparation, or delivery of notice may be waived completely by the mayor or a commissioner. Emergency meetings should be called only in the event of a dire emergency that would affect the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the city and cannot be held in abeyance until the calling of a special or regular commission meeting. The notice of meeting for an emergency meeting must set forth therein the business to be discussed at said meeting. The city manager must schedule an emergency meeting upon the written request to have same by three (3) members of the commission. Said written request shall contain the purpose for which the request is made, and also contain the time, place and date of such proposed meeting.

(Ord. No. 76-491, § 2, 6-14-76; Ord. No. 77-100, § 1, 2-2-77; Ord. No. 96O-132, § 14, 8-26-96; Ord. No. 04O-09-215, § 1, 10-12-04; Ord. No. 10O-09-166, § 1, 10-25-2010; Ord. No. 19O-03-104, § 1, 4-8-2019)