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Council. The person or persons who call the Emergency Meeting shall make a good <br />faith effort to contact all Council Members and, as soon as reasonably practicable after <br />notice has been given to Council Members, all members of the news media who have <br />filed a written request for notice of Emergency Meetings if the request includes the <br />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 <br />Meeting are discussed at an Emergency Meeting, the Minutes of the Emergency <br />Meeting shall include a specific description of the matters. <br />D. Initial Meeting. At the first regular Council meeting in January of each year the <br />Council shall: <br />1. Designate the depositories of City funds; <br />2. Designate the official newspaper; <br />3. Choose one of the Council members as acting mayor, who shall perform the <br />duties of the mayor during the disability or absence of the mayor from the City or, <br />in case of a vacancy in the office of mayor, until a successor has been appointed <br />and qualifies; <br />4. Appoint such officers and employees and members of boards, commissions and <br />committees as may be necessary; <br />5. Establish and appoint Council members to Council committees as are deemed <br />appropriate for the efficient and orderly management of the City. <br />E. Public Meetings. All Council meetings, including special and adjourned meetings <br />and meetings of Council committees, shall be conducted in accordance with the <br />Minnesota Open Meeting Law. <br />Subd. 2 Presiding Officer. <br />A. Who Presides. The mayor shall preside at all meetings of the Council. In the <br />absence of the mayor, the acting mayor shall preside. In the absence of both, the clerk <br />shall call the meeting to order and shall preside until the Council members present at <br />the meeting choose one of their number to act temporarily as presiding officer. <br />B. Procedure. The presiding officer shall preserve order, enforce the Hiles of <br />procedure prescribed by this section, and determine without debate, subject to the final <br />200-2 <br />