Legal Review Committee Agenda and Packet 2017 10 26

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DRAFT 10/12/17 present. In the Mayor's absence, the Mayor Pro Tem will serve as Chair. In the absence of both the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem, then the Councilmember with the greatest seniority on Council, followed by alphabetical order, will serve as Chair. IV. MEETINGS A. REGULAR MEETINGS: Council shall hold regular meetings twice each month. Regular meetings shall be conducted on the first and third Tuesday of the month, excluding holidays, and shall convene at 7:00 p.m. unless another day or time is set by prior approval of a majority of the Council. A regular meeting may be held on at least seventy-two (72) hours written notice. B. SPECIAL MEETINGS: A special meeting shall be called by the City Clerk on the request of any four (4) Councilmembers, and shall be held on at least forty-eight (48) hours written notice. In additional to other means, a request for a special meeting may be effected by e -mailing such request to the City Clerk or by motion approved a majority of the entire Council. C. EMERGENCY SPECIAL MEETINGS: An emergency special meeting shall be called by the City Clerk on the request of the City Manager or any four (4) Councilmembers and shall be held on at least twenty-four (24) hours written notice to each Councilmember. In addition to other means, a request for an emergency special meeting may be effected by e -mailing or telephoning such request to the City Clerk. Each person requesting the meeting must have determined that the meeting is urgently necessary to take action on an unforeseen matter requiring immediate action; and the basis for the determination shall be stated in the notice of the meeting. The Council shall not take action on any item of business at any special meeting unless the item to be acted on has been stated in the notice of the meeting; or the item to be acted on is reasonably related to the item which was stated in the notice of the meeting. D. STUDY SESSIONS: The purpose of study session meetings is to enable the Council to obtain information about and discuss matters of public business in a less formal atmosphere. No preliminary or final policy decision, fiscal decision, rule, regulation, resolution, ordinance, action approving a contract, action calling for the payment of money, or other formal action shall be made or taken at any study session. At any study session, any member of the public who in good faith believes that a study session is proceeding in violation of subsection (D) Louisville City Council Rules of Procedure page 3 adopted