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CHAPTER 7 that requires only notice to the council. usual meeting room. In addition to posted The council must comply with both notice, the city must also mail or deliver provisions of law. notice to each person who has filed with the city a written request for notice of NOTICE TO THE COUNCIL special meetings. The city must post and The mayor or any other two members of mail or deliver public notice at least three the council may call a special meeting. days before the meeting. Such a call occurs by filing a written As an alternative to mailing the notice, statement with the clerk containing. as a the city may publish the notice once, at minimum, the following: the names and least three days before the meeting, in its positions of the individual or individuals official newspaper, or if there is none, in a calling the meeting; the time and place of qualified newspaper of general circulation the special meeting; and a request asking covering the city. the clerk to give the council members A person filing the written request for proper notice. The clerk must mail, at notice may limit the request for notice of least one day before the meeting, a notice special meetings to those covering only to all of the councll members stating the particular subjects. In this case, the city time and place of the meeting. 14 A tele- needs to send only notices of special phone reminder is advisable. meetings addressing those subjects. For a special council meeting to be Cities may set an expiration date for valid, all members must receive notifica- requests for notices of special meetings tion unless those not notified are and require people to refile the request present. If, however, all council members once each year. The city must notify each attend and participate in the meeting. person of the requirement not more than these notice requirements are not neces- 60 days before the refiling is due. scary."' A properly called meeting is legal Emergency Meetings whether or not all members attend. Since An emergency meeting is a special all notices must be in writing, the absence meeting the council calls because of of a written notice to a member who is not circumstances that, in the judgment of present will make any special meeting the council, require immediate council invalid. The presence of a quorum is consideration. 18 The procedure for notify- irrelevant in this case. Business a council ing council members is the same as for transacts at an illegal meeting is not valid. special meetings, but the public notice requirements are somewhat different. The NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC council must make good faith efforts to In addition to the notice to council provide notice of the meeting to each news members, public notice is necessary. medium that has filed a written request The clerk must post written notice of the for notice. Notice must be by telephone or date, time, place, and purpose of the by any other method used to notify the special meeting on the principal bulletin council members. The notice must in- board of the city, or if the city has no elude the subject of the meeting. A pub principal bulletin board, on the door of its fished or posted notice is not necessary. Meeting Processes and Procedures Quorum Open Meeting Law To transact city business, state law As a general rule, some type of notice of requires the presence of any three mem- all city council meetings is necessary and bers of a statutory city council. This the meetings must be open to the public. minimum may, but need not, include the The Minnesota Open Meeting Law re- mayor, or in standard plan cities, the quires meetings of all municipal and other clerk.19 public bodies and any committee, sub- ea