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Section4. SpecialMeetingsandBusinessat SpecialMeetings. <br />A.Exceptforanemergencyspecialmeetinggovernedby Subsection B, <br />eachspecialmeetingoftheCouncilshallbecalledbyanofficeron therequestofany <br />threemembersof theCouncil,andshallbeheldonatleastforty-eighthourswritten <br />notice.Noticeofsuchspecialmeetingshallbepostedinthesamemanneras <br />prescribedin ArticleIV, Section2. <br />B.Anemergencyspecialmeetingshallbecalledby theSecretaryonthe <br />requestofthe(President/Chair)orany threemembersoftheCouncilandshallbeheld <br />onatleast twenty-fourhourswrittennoticetoeachmemberof theCouncil.Noticeshall <br />bepostedatleast twenty-fourhoursinadvanceofsuchemergencyspecialmeetingin <br />thelocationsprescribedin ArticleIV,Section2. Anemergencyspecialmeetingshallnot <br />becalledunless: <br />(i.)Eachmemberrequesting themeetinghasdeterminedthatthe <br />meetingisurgentlynecessaryinorder to takeactiononan <br />unforeseenmatterrequiringimmediateaction;and <br />(ii.)ThebasisforthedeterminationdescribedinParagraph(i)isstatedin <br />thenoticeofthemeeting. <br />C.Allreasonableeffortsshallbemadetonotifymembers.Thenoticeneednot <br />beservedif thememberhaswaived thenoticeinwriting. <br />D.TheCouncilshallnottakeactiononanyitemofbusinessatanyspecial <br />meetingunless: <br />(i.)Theitemtobeactedonhasbeenstatedinthenoticeof themeeting; <br />or <br />(ii.)Theitemtobeactedonisreasonablyrelated totheitemwhichwas <br />statedinthenoticeofthemeeting. <br />Section5. Quorum.Thepowersof theCouncilshallbevestedinthemembers <br />thereofinofficefrom timeto time. Amajorityof themembersshallconstituteaquorum <br />forconductingbusiness,butintheabsenceofaquorum,alessernumbermayadjourn <br />anymeeting toalatertimeanddateuntilaquorumispresent.Whenaquorumisin <br />attendance,actionmaybe takenby theCounciluponanaffirmativevoteof themajority <br />of thememberspresent,exceptincaseswhereagreaternumberisrequiredby the <br />LouisvilleHomeRuleCharterorordinances,orstatelawsapplicable totheCity. <br />Page5of10 <br />PDFcreatedwithpdfFactory trialversionwww.pdffactory.com <br />