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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />Minn. Stat. § 645.44, subs. <br />If a holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is considered to be a <br />5. <br />holiday. If a holiday falls on a Sunday, the next Monday is considered to be <br />a holiday. <br />Minn. Stat. § 645.15. See <br />State law does not prohibit meetings on weekends. However, state law <br />Section I-B-2 for more <br />information about notice <br />regulating how time is computed for the purpose of giving any required <br />for special meetings. <br />notice provides that if the last day of the notice falls on either a Saturday or <br />a Sunday, that day cannot be counted. For example, if notice for a special <br />meeting to be held on a Saturday or Sunday is required, the third day of that <br />notice would need to be provided on the preceding Friday. <br />Minn. Stat. § 204C.03. <br />Minnesota election law provides that meetings are prohibited between <br />Minn. Stat. § 202A.19. <br />6 p.m. and 8 p.m. on any election day, including a local general or special <br />election. <br />Therefore, if a school district is holding a special election on a particular <br />day, no other unit of government totally or partially within the school <br />district may hold a meeting between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Meetings are also <br />prohibited after 6 p.m. on the day of a major political precinct caucus. <br />II. Open meeting law <br />See LMC information <br />memo, Meetings of City <br />A. Purpose <br />Councils, for more <br />information about the open <br />meeting law. <br />Minn. Stat. § 13D.01. St. <br />The open meeting law requires that meetings of public bodies must <br />Cloud Newspapers, Inc. v. <br />Dist. 742 Community <br />generally be open to the public. It serves three vital purposes: <br />Schools, 332N.W.2d 1 <br />(Minn. 1983). <br />• Prohibits actions from being taken at a secret meeting where the <br />interested public cannot be fully informed of the decisions of public <br />bodies or detect improper influences. <br />• Ensures the public's right to be informed. <br />• Gives the public an opportunity to present its views. <br />B. Public notice <br />See section I -Types of <br />Public notice generally must be provided for meetings of a public body <br />council meetings and notice <br />requirements. Minn. Stat. § <br />subject to the open meeting law. The notice requirements depend on the <br />13D.04, subs. 7. <br />type of meeting. However, if a person receives actual notice of a meeting at <br />least 24 hours before the meeting, all notice requirements under the open <br />meeting law are satisfied regardless of the method of receipt. <br />League of Minnesota Cities Handbook for Minnesota Cities 8/30/2022 <br />Meetings, Motions, Resolutions, and Ordinances Chapter 7 1 Page 12 <br />