10-23-2017 Council Work Session Packet

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-1 For an emergency meeting the public body shall make a good faith effort to provide notice to each news medium that has filed a written request for notice. 0 All notice requirements apply to closed meetings. In statutory cities, the mayor may call a meeting or two of the five -person council may call a meeting. A "recessed" meeting does not have to be renoticed as long as the time and place of the recessed meeting were established and recorded at the previous meeting. 9. 'Procedures for Closing a Me rMinn. Stat. § 13D. 01, Subd 3 n The body must first meet in open • The body must announce why the meeting is to be closed (the exception that allows a closed meeting) The body must identify who will attend the closed meeting The body must specifically describe the matter to be discussed at the meeting vs. merely identifying the issues. See The Free Press v. County of flue 677 N. W.2d 471 (Minn. Ct.App. 2004). A -1, All closed meetings, except those closed as permitted by the attorney client privilege, must be electronically recorded at the expense of th public body. Unless otherwise provided by law, the recordings must b preserved for at least three years after the date of the meeting. I 10. Remedies and ® Minn. Stat. § 13D. 06; Claude v. Collins,518N.W.2d836 (Minn 1994). Any person who intentionally violates the Open Meeting Law is subject tf personal liability in the form of a civil penalty of up to $300. If a person has been found to have intentionally violated the Open Meetin Law three or more times involving the same governing body, such perso m shall forfeit the right to serve on the governing body for a period of ti equal to the term of office that was being served. A court may award costs and attorney's fees of up to $13,000 to any party in an action under the Open Meeting Law. Specific intent must be found.