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Section 7. Open Government. <br />A. Notice of meetings of the Council shall be provided to the public in <br />accordance with the requirements of these Bylaws and other applicable provisions of <br />the open meetings laws of the State of Colorado and the Louisville Home Rule Charter. <br />B. The agenda for any meeting of the Council shall contain an itemized list of <br />all subjects on which substantive discussions are reasonably expected or which may be <br />the subject of formal action. <br />C. The Council shall not engage in substantive discussions relating to, or <br />take formal action on, any subject when that subject was not listed in the agenda for <br />that meeting and is not substantially related to any subject listed in the agenda. <br />D. For purposes of Subsection C of this Section, a subject is not substantially <br />related to a subject listed in the agenda when a person reading the agenda before the <br />meeting would not have reasonably expected that the subject would be substantively <br />discussed or formally acted upon at the meeting. <br />E. For purposes of this Section, "substantive discussions" means debate, <br />deliberation or other discussion about the merits, benefits, advantages or disadvantages <br />of any proposed or possible resolution of any issue that will be or may be the subject of <br />formal action by the Council. <br />F. Each member of the Council shall participate in at least one City - <br />sponsored open government - related seminar, workshop or other program at least once <br />every two years. Such program shall conform to the requirements of Section 4 -16(a) of <br />the Louisville Home Rule Charter. <br />Section 8. Agendas and Meeting Materials. <br />A. To the extent possible, the agenda and all documents and materials <br />requiring action by the Council at any meeting shall be provided each Council member <br />seventy -two hours in advance of such meeting. <br />B. The Council shall make available to the public the agenda and all agenda - <br />related materials. Such information will be available as follows: <br />i. City Web Site at www.LouisvilleCo.gov <br />ii. City Clerk's Office, City Hall, 749 Main Street <br />iii. Library Reference Desk, 951 Spruce Street <br />Page 6 of 9 <br />