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meetings, including special meetings, with the exception of closed meetings, as required <br />by M.S.A. ch. 13D, shall be open to the public. <br />(3)In calculating the number of days for providing notice under the OML, the first day that <br />the notice is given is not counted, but the last day is counted. If the last day is a <br />Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, that day is omitted from the calculation and the day <br />following the Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday is considered the last day. <br />(4)In keeping with the intent of the OML, councilmembers shall not use any form of <br />communications technology, such as text messaging or email, to communicate with <br />another person during a public meeting in a manner that is hidden or shielded from <br />public view. <br />(5)Pursuant to M.S.A. § 13D.01, subd. 6, at least one copy of the written materials made <br />available to the council at or before the meeting shall also be made available for <br />inspection by the public, excluding any non-public data, attorney-client privileged data, or <br />materials related to agenda items of closed meetings, or anything else otherwise <br />deemed not public by any applicable law. <br />(e)Special meetings. Special meetings may be called by the mayor or by any two councilmembers <br />filing a written notice with the city administrator. At least three days prior to the date of the <br />special meeting, the city administrator shall provide notice to all members of the council and to <br />each person who has filed a written request for notice of special meetings, and shall post the <br />notice on the city bulletin board and at the main entrance to city hall. The notice shall indicate <br />the date, time, place, and purpose of the special meeting. If matters not directly related to the <br />purpose of the special meeting are discussed or acted upon at the special meeting, the minutes <br />of the special meeting shall include a specific description of the matters. Days shall be counted <br />as provided in subsection (d)(3) of this section. Notice to the public of special meetings must be <br />given pursuant to M.S.A. § 13D.04, subd. 2. <br />(f)Closed meetings. The OML allows or requires some meetings to be closed to the public for <br />certain defined purposes. When a meeting is closed, the presiding officer at the meeting shall <br />state for the record the reason for closing the meeting and cite the specific provision of law <br />allowing or requiring the meeting to be closed. The presiding officer shall also ensure that <br />meetings are recorded, if required by law. <br />(g)Emergency meetings. An emergency meeting is a special meeting called by the mayor or any <br />two councilmembers because of circumstances that, in the judgment of the mayor or any two <br />councilmembers, require immediate consideration by the council. The person or persons who <br />call the emergency meeting shall make a good faith effort to contact all councilmembers and, as <br />soon as reasonably practicable after notice has been given to councilmembers, all members of <br />the news media who have filed a written request for notice of emergency meetings if the request <br />includes the news media's telephone number. The notice shall include the date, time, place, and <br />purpose of the emergency meeting. If matters not directly related to the emergency meeting are <br />discussed at an emergency meeting, the minutes of the emergency meeting shall include a <br />specific description of the matters. <br />(h)Business conducted at special or emergency meetings. No business shall be transacted at <br />special or emergency meetings unless the business shall have been specified, in the notice, <br />without the consent of all of the members of the council present. Any member present at any <br />special or emergency meeting who fails to object and have their objections entered in the <br />minutes of the special or emergency meeting will be conclusively presumed to have consented <br />to the transaction of all business transacted at the special or emergency meeting and no <br />objection may thereafter be raised by a councilmember that the notice of the special or <br />emergency meeting was defective. <br />(i)Initial meeting. At the first regular council meeting in January of each year, the council shall: <br />4/1/26, 12:10 PM Print Preview <br />https://lakeelmo.municipalcodeonline.com/book/print?type=ordinances&name=3.08.010_Meetings 2/5