FINAL ORDINANCE NO. 08-150 - Laserfiche WebLink

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additional notice of the meeting is required, unless otherwise required by law. However, if the time and place is not stated and noted as required herein, compliance with the notice procedures for a special meeting, as defined in this Section, shall be required. (D) Open Meeting Law. The Minnesota Open Meeting Law ("OML"), Minn. Stat. Ch. 13D, generally requires that all meetings of public bodies be open to the public. (1) Principles. The presumption of openness in the OML serves three basic principles: (a) To prohibit actions from being taken at a secret meeting, where it is impossible for the interested public to become fully informed concerning the decisions of public bodies, or to detect improper influences; (b) To ensure the public's right to be informed; and (c) To afford the interested public an opportunity to present its views to the public body on matters of public interest. (2) The City Council views providing and encouraging citizen access to city meetings as one of its most important duties. As a result of this principle, all Council and committee meetings, including special meetings, with the exception of closed meeting, as required by Minn. Stat. Ch. 13, shall be open to the public. (3) In calculating the number of days for providing notice under the OML, the first day that the notice is given is not counted, but the last day is counted. If the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, that day is omitted from the calculation and the day following the Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday is considered the last day. (4) In keeping with the intent of the OML, Council members shall not use any form of communications technology, such as text messaging or email, to communicate with another person during a public meeting in a manner that is hidden or shielded from public view. (5) Pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 13D.01, subd. 6, at least one copy of the written materials made available to the Council at or before the meeting shall also be made available for inspection by the public, excluding any non-public data, attorney -client privileged data, or materials related to agenda items of closed meetings, or anything else otherwise deemed not public by any applicable law. (E) Special meetings. Special meetings may be called by the Mayor or by any two (2) Council members filing a written notice with the city administrator. At least three (3) days prior to the date of the special meeting, the city administrator shall provide notice to all members of the Council and to each person who has filed a written request for notice of special meetings, and