City Council Agenda and Packet 2012 01 30 SP

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(e) At any non - emergency meeting of a public body, any member of the public who in good faith believes that a meeting is proceeding in violation of subsection (c) of this Section shall be entitled to submit a brief written objection to the official presiding over the meeting; the written objection shall specify the ground for the objection. The presiding official shall exercise his or her discretion in determining whether the meeting is in compliance with this Section, and shall conduct the meeting in accordance with that determination. The written objection shall be retained permanently in the records of the City. The City may adopt laws or regulations, consistent with this Section, to prevent the abuse of this subsection (e). (Entire Section Added by Initiative Approved 11/02/04). DEFINITIONS RELEVANT TO ARTICLE 5 (From Charter Section 1 -1) (a) "Board or commission" means each board and commission established by or pursuant to Section 10 -1. (c) "Council" or "City Council" means the body constituting the City Council of the City. (d) "Councilmember" means each member of the City Council except the Mayor. (e) "Emergency" means a matter which could not have been reasonably anticipated or foreseen, and on which immediate action is genuinely and urgently necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or welfare. (f) "Employee," "City employee," or "employee of the City" means each compensated person in the service of the City who is designated as an employee in the personnel rules and regulations of the City. (g) "Entire Council" means all of the seven (7) members of the City Council provided for in Section 3 -1. (k) "Member of the Council" means the Mayor and each Councilmember. (m) "Officer" means the Mayor and each Councilmember. (o) "Posting" or "posted" means placing, in areas accessible by the public, at City Hall, the City Library, the Louisville Recreation Center, and one additional location that is open to the public during hours different from the regular business hours of City Hall. (Repealed and Reenacted by Initiative Approved 11/02/04). (p) "Publication" or "publish" means: (1) Printing in a newspaper, and placement of a copy in the City Library; or (2) Placement on the City's internet website or other technologies adopted by the City, and placement of a copy in the City Library; or (3) By posting, if an emergency exists or when no such newspaper is available. Anything so posted shall subsequently be published as provided in Paragraph (1) or (2). 15