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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />Quast v. Knutson, 276 <br />But the Minnesota Supreme Court has held that an attempted school district <br />Minn. 340,150 N.W.2d <br />199 (1967). <br />consolidation was fatally defective when the initiating resolution was <br />adopted at a meeting that was not open to the public. <br />III. Meeting procedures <br />A. Citizen involvement <br />Any person may observe council meetings. In fact, the council should <br />encourage citizen attendance to help raise awareness of the city's problems <br />and help create support for programs suggested by the council. <br />Minn. Stat. § 13D.01, subd. <br />Citizens must be able to hear the discussion at a meeting and must be able <br />6. <br />to determine who votes for or against a motion. <br />DPO 08-015. DPO 17-006. <br />One copy of any printed materials relating to the agenda items of the <br />meeting that have been distributed or made available to all members of the <br />council must be made available to the audience unless doing so would <br />violate the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. <br />Although anyone can attend council meetings, citizens cannot speak or <br />Minn. Stat. § 412.191, <br />otherwise participate in any discussions unless the mayor or the presiding <br />subd. 2. <br />officer recognizes them for this purpose. The decision to recognize speakers <br />is usually up to the mayor or presiding officer, but the council can overrule <br />this decision. The council can, through a motion, decide to hear one or <br />more speakers from the audience. <br />Participation in council meetings can be intimidating for the average <br />citizen. Councils should make sure citizens are invited to participate when <br />appropriate and listened to with courtesy. Individual council members <br />should not argue with citizens. Citizens attend council meetings to give <br />information for the council to consider. Discussions or debates between <br />individual council members and citizens during council meetings is <br />inappropriate and may reflect badly on the decision -making process. <br />B. Recording and broadcasting of meetings <br />A.G. Op. 63a-5 (Dec. 4, <br />The public may make an audio or videotape of an open meeting if doing so <br />1972). <br />does not have a significantly adverse impact on the order of the meeting. <br />The city council may not prohibit dissemination or broadcast of the tape. <br />Minn. Stat. § 13.03, subd. <br />Cities may also choose to record council meetings. The recording is a <br />1. Minn. Stat. § 13.02, <br />subd. 7. <br />government record that must be kept in compliance with the city's records - <br />retention policy. It must also be made available to the public if it contains <br />public data. <br />League of Minnesota Cities Handbook for Minnesota Cities 8/30/2022 <br />Meetings, Motions, Resolutions, and Ordinances Chapter 7 1 Page 27 <br />