2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 61 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO OFFICES AND OFFICERS -- SOCIAL SECURITY FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES -- EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM 61.823 Special meetings -- Emergency meetings.
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61.823 Special meetings -- Emergency meetings.
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(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, special meetings shall be
held in accordance with the provisions of subsections (2), (3), and (4) of this
section.
The presiding officer or a majority of the members of the public agency may
call a special meeting.
The public agency shall provide written notice of the special meeting. The
notice shall consist of the date, time, and place of the special meeting and the
agenda. Discussions and action at the meeting shall be limited to items listed
on the agenda in the notice.
(a) As soon as possible, written notice shall be delivered personally,
transmitted by facsimile machine, or mailed to every member of the public
agency as well as each media organization which has filed a written
request, including a mailing address, to receive notice of special
meetings. The notice shall be calculated so that it shall be received at
least twenty-four (24) hours before the special meeting. The public
agency may periodically, but no more often than once in a calendar year,
inform media organizations that they will have to submit a new written
request or no longer receive written notice of special meetings until a new
written request is filed.
(b) A public agency may satisfy the requirements of paragraph (a) of this
subsection by transmitting the written notice by electronic mail to public
agency members and media organizations that have filed a written
request with the public agency indicating their preference to receive
electronic mail notification in lieu of notice by personal delivery, facsimile
machine, or mail. The written request shall include the electronic mail
address or addresses of the agency member or media organization.
(c) As soon as possible, written notice shall also be posted in a conspicuous
place in the building where the special meeting will take place and in a
conspicuous place in the building which houses the headquarters of the
agency. The notice shall be calculated so that it shall be posted at least
twenty-four (24) hours before the special meeting.
In the case of an emergency which prevents compliance with subsections (3)
and (4) of this section, this subsection shall govern a public agency's conduct
of a special meeting. The special meeting shall be called pursuant to
subsection (2) of this section. The public agency shall make a reasonable
effort, under emergency circumstances, to notify the members of the agency,
media organizations which have filed a written request pursuant to subsection
(4)(a) of this section, and the public of the emergency meeting. At the
beginning of the emergency meeting, the person chairing the meeting shall
briefly describe for the record the emergency circumstances preventing
compliance with subsections (3) and (4) of this section. These comments shall
appear in the minutes. Discussions and action at the emergency meeting shall
be limited to the emergency for which the meeting is called.
Effective:July 15, 2008
History: Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 20, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2008. -- Created
1992 Ky. Acts ch. 162, sec. 6, effective July 14, 1992.
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