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shall be, by way of illustration and not limitation, the order of business: Roll call Approval of Agenda Consent Agenda Public comments Reports of the Commission Business Matters of the Commission Members’comments Adjournment and place and time of next meeting. Section6. Manner of Voting.The affirmative and negative votes shall be entered upon the minutes of every meeting, except in the case of officer elections when the vote may be by ballot, andexcept where there is a unanimous vote. Section 7. Open Meetings, Executive Sessionsand Public Records.In addition to the requirements of these Bylaws, the Commissionshall comply with all applicable provisions of the open meetings laws and public records laws of the State. The Commissionmayhold an executive session for the same purposes and in accordance with same procedures applicable to executive sessions of the Louisville City Council.The Commissionshall by resolutiondesignate a person as the custodian of the records of the Commission. Section 8. Notice, Discussions, and Meeting Locations. A. It is the specific intent of the Commissionto provide the public with notice of all meetings. For this purpose a variety of communication media of the community may be utilized, including posting and the City’s website. For purposes of these Bylaws, “posting” or “posted” means placing, in areas accessible by the public, at the Louisville City Hall, the Louisville Library, the Louisville Recreation Center, and one additional location that is open to the public during hours different from the regular business hours of the Louisville City Hall. B. Notice of regular and special meetings of the Commission shall be provided to the public in accordance with the requirements these Bylaws and other applicable provisions of the open meetings laws and public records laws of the State.The agenda for any non-emergency meeting of the Commission shall contain an itemized list of all subjects on which substantive discussions are reasonably expected or which may be the subject of formal action. C. The Commission shall not engage in substantive discussions relating to, or take formal action on, any subject at Page5of11 33