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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />Minn. Stat. § 13D.05, subd. <br />All closed meetings, except meetings closed under the attorney -client <br />1(d). See Part II-F for more <br />information about the <br />privilege, must be electronically recorded at the city's expense. Unless <br />exceptions to the open <br />otherwise provided by law, the recordings must be preserved for at least <br />meeting law. <br />three years after the date of the meeting. <br />Minn. Stat. § 363A.12. <br />Many cities broadcast their council meetings over cable television. <br />42 U.S.C.§§ 12101-12213. <br />28 C.F.R. § 35.160. See <br />Broadcasts may need to be closed -captioned or signed to provide effective <br />Effective Communication, <br />communication for persons with disabilities. <br />U.S. Department of Justice. <br />While the Americans with Disabilities Act has always required cities to <br />provide auxiliary aids and services when necessary to ensure effective <br />communication, federal regulations now specifically allow for the use of <br />video remote -interpreting services if the city complies with certain <br />performance standards addressing high-speed internet connection, video <br />and audio quality, and user training. <br />28 CY R § 35.160. <br />The regulations also provide guidance on cities' obligations to <br />communicate with disabled family members and other companions and on <br />Bahl v. Ramsey County, <br />using children as interpreters (which is prohibited unless no other <br />695 F.3d 778 (8th Cir. <br />2012). <br />interpreter is available, and an emergency situation exists). A city should <br />Loye v. Dakota County, 625 <br />never require an individual to bring his or her own interpreter but may <br />F.3d 494 (8th Cir. 2010). <br />honor a specific request to allow an adult accompanying a disabled <br />individual to interpret where reliance on that person is appropriate. <br />C. Meeting room <br />Minn. Stat. § 144.414, <br />State law prohibits smoking at a public meeting to protect city employees <br />subd. 1. <br />Minn. Stat. § 144.412. <br />and the public from the hazards of secondhand smoke and involuntary <br />exposure to aerosol or vapor from electronic delivery devices. This <br />prohibition also applies to the use of electronic cigarettes. <br />Minn. Stat. § 363A.12, <br />Both the meeting and the meeting room must be accessible. To ensure <br />subd. 1.42 U.S.C. §§ <br />12101-12213. see U.S. <br />accessibility, the meeting should be located in a room that all people, <br />Department of Justice, civil <br />including people with disabilities, can access. <br />Rights Division, The ADA <br />and City Governments: <br />Common Problems (2008). <br />D. Maintaining order <br />Minn. Stat. § 412.191, <br />Although meetings must be open to the public, individuals who are noisy or <br />subd. 2. Minn. Star. § <br />609.72, subd.l(2). <br />unruly do not have the right to remain in council chambers. <br />Note: The Minnesota <br />When individuals abuse their right to be present in the council chamber, the <br />Supreme Court held that <br />this statutory provision is <br />mayor, as presiding officer (subject to being overruled by the council), <br />unconstitutional in violation <br />should order their removal from the room. If the presiding officer fails to <br />of the First Amendment <br />because it is overbroad. <br />act, the council may, by motion, issue such an order. The council has <br />authority to preserve order at its meetings. <br />League of Minnesota Cities Handbook for Minnesota Cities 8/30/2022 <br />Meetings, Motions, Resolutions, and Ordinances Chapter 7 1 Page 28 <br />