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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />Minn. Stat. § 645.15. In re <br />Appeal from an Order of <br />Lake Valley Twp. Bd., 305 <br />Minn. 488,234 N.W.2d <br />815 (1975). <br />Minn. Stat. § 13D.04, subd. <br />2 (d). <br />Minn. Stat. § 13D.04, subd. <br />2 (e), (fl. <br />A.G. Op. 63a-5 (Aug. 28, <br />1996). <br />DPO 16-005. <br />DPO 13-015. <br />In calculating the number of days for providing notice, the first day the <br />notice is given should not be counted, but the last day should be counted. <br />But if the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, that day is <br />omitted from the calculation and the following day is considered the last <br />day. For example, if a special meeting is scheduled for a Thursday, notice <br />must be given by Monday at the latest to meet the three-day notice <br />requirement. <br />In this example, Tuesday is day one, Wednesday is day two, and Thursday <br />is day three. Monday is not included in the time computation. Similarly, if a <br />special meeting is planned for Monday, notice must be given by Friday at <br />the latest; Saturday is day one, Sunday is day two, and Monday is day three. <br />Saturday and Sunday are included in the time computation since they are <br />not the last day of the fixed period. <br />A person filing a written request for notice of special meetings may limit <br />the request to notification of special meetings that cover a particular <br />subject. In this case, the city only needs to send notice of special meetings <br />addressing those subjects. <br />Cities may set an expiration date for written requests for notices of special <br />meetings and require people to refile a request once each year. The city <br />must notify each person of the requirement not more than 60 days before <br />the refiling is due. <br />If a council committee or other public body meets and a quorum of city <br />council members attends and observes the meeting, the city most likely <br />does not need to give additional notice of a special city council meeting if <br />proper notice of the committee or other public meeting has been given. If <br />council members participate in discussions or deliberations during the <br />meeting of the committee or other public body, however, an additional <br />separate notice of a special city council meeting may be required. <br />The commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Administration has <br />advised that when a town board changed the time and location of a meeting <br />on the same day it was scheduled to occur, the town board violated the open <br />meeting law by failing to provide the required three-day notice for a special <br />meeting. The town board had changed the time and place of the meeting <br />due to the weather and the lack of air conditioning in the town hall meeting <br />room. <br />League of Minnesota Cities Handbook for Minnesota Cities 8/30/2022 <br />Meetings, Motions, Resolutions, and Ordinances Chapter 7 1 Page 5 <br />