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B. Each study session meeting of a public body shall be held on at least seventy-two (72) hours notice to each member of the public body All study sessions shall be open to the public C. 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 D. At any study session, any member of the public who in good faith believes that a study session is proceedmg in violation of subsection C of this Section shall be entitled to submit a bnef wntten objection to the official presiding over the study session; the wntten objection shall specify the ground for the objection. The presiding official shall exercise his or her discretion in determining whether the study session is in compliance with this section, and shall conduct the study session in accordance with that determination. The City may adopt laws or regulations, consistent with this section, to prevent the abuse of this subsection D. E. The public body holding a study session shall cause to be made a written summary or other record of each study session within five days after each study session The summary shall be retained permanently in the records of the City Any written statement issued under subsection D of this section shall be a part of the summary or record F. Nothing in this section shall preclude the public body or its members from participating in full discussion, debate and decision-making on procedural matters relating to the conduct of the study session Sec. 2.18.090. - Executive sessions — general. A. It is the policy of the city that the activities of city government should be conducted in public to the greatest extent feasible in order to assure public participation and enhance pubhc accountability. B. The city council may hold an executive session only at a regular or special meeting and for the sole purpose of discussing one (1) or more of the topics set forth in section 2.18.100 of this Code. C. No board or commission, or task force or committee, shall hold any executive session except in accordance with procedures which shall be consistent with those established in section 2.18.120 and only for pending litigation, as described in section 2.18 100 D Ordinance No 1753, Senes 2018 Page 21 of 62