Notice of meetings, when required--recording of meetings to beallowed, guidelines, penalty--accessibility of meetings--minutesof meetings to be kept, content--voting records to be included.
610.020. 1. All public governmental bodies shall give notice of thetime, date, and place of each meeting, and its tentative agenda, in amanner reasonably calculated to advise the public of the matters to beconsidered, and if the meeting will be conducted by telephone or otherelectronic means, the notice of the meeting shall identify the mode bywhich the meeting will be conducted and the designated location where thepublic may observe and attend the meeting. If a public body plans to meetby Internet chat, Internet message board, or other computer link, it shallpost a notice of the meeting on its web site in addition to its principaloffice and shall notify the public how to access that meeting. Reasonablenotice shall include making available copies of the notice to anyrepresentative of the news media who requests notice of meetings of aparticular public governmental body concurrent with the notice being madeavailable to the members of the particular governmental body and postingthe notice on a bulletin board or other prominent place which is easilyaccessible to the public and clearly designated for that purpose at theprincipal office of the body holding the meeting, or if no such officeexists, at the building in which the meeting is to be held.
2. Notice conforming with all of the requirements of subsection 1 ofthis section shall be given at least twenty-four hours, exclusive ofweekends and holidays when the facility is closed, prior to thecommencement of any meeting of a governmental body unless for good causesuch notice is impossible or impractical, in which case as much notice asis reasonably possible shall be given. Each meeting shall be held at aplace reasonably accessible to the public and of sufficient size toaccommodate the anticipated attendance by members of the public, and at atime reasonably convenient to the public, unless for good cause such aplace or time is impossible or impractical. Every reasonable effort shallbe made to grant special access to the meeting to handicapped or disabledindividuals.
3. A public body shall allow for the recording by audiotape,videotape, or other electronic means of any open meeting. A public bodymay establish guidelines regarding the manner in which such recording isconducted so as to minimize disruption to the meeting. No audio recordingof any meeting, record, or vote closed pursuant to the provisions ofsection 610.021 shall be permitted without permission of the public body;any person who violates this provision shall be guilty of a class Cmisdemeanor.
4. When it is necessary to hold a meeting on less than twenty-fourhours' notice, or at a place that is not reasonably accessible to thepublic, or at a time that is not reasonably convenient to the public, thenature of the good cause justifying that departure from the normalrequirements shall be stated in the minutes.
5. A formally constituted subunit of a parent governmental body mayconduct a meeting without notice as required by this section during alawful meeting of the parent governmental body, a recess in that meeting,or immediately following that meeting, if the meeting of the subunit ispublicly announced at the parent meeting and the subject of the meetingreasonably coincides with the subjects discussed or acted upon by theparent governmental body.
6. If another provision of law requires a manner of giving specificnotice of a meeting, hearing or an intent to take action by a governmentalbody, compliance with that section shall constitute compliance with thenotice requirements of this section.
7. A journal or minutes of open and closed meetings shall be takenand retained by the public governmental body, including, but not limitedto, a record of any votes taken at such meeting. The minutes shall includethe date, time, place, members present, members absent and a record of anyvotes taken. When a roll call vote is taken, the minutes shall attributeeach "yea" and "nay" vote or abstinence if not voting to the name of theindividual member of the public governmental body.
Notice of meetings, when required--recording of meetings to beallowed, guidelines, penalty--accessibility of meetings--minutesof meetings to be kept, content--voting records to be included.
610.020. 1. All public governmental bodies shall give notice of thetime, date, and place of each meeting, and its tentative agenda, in amanner reasonably calculated to advise the public of the matters to beconsidered, and if the meeting will be conducted by telephone or otherelectronic means, the notice of the meeting shall identify the mode bywhich the meeting will be conducted and the designated location where thepublic may observe and attend the meeting. If a public body plans to meetby Internet chat, Internet message board, or other computer link, it shallpost a notice of the meeting on its web site in addition to its principaloffice and shall notify the public how to access that meeting. Reasonablenotice shall include making available copies of the notice to anyrepresentative of the news media who requests notice of meetings of aparticular public governmental body concurrent with the notice being madeavailable to the members of the particular governmental body and postingthe notice on a bulletin board or other prominent place which is easilyaccessible to the public and clearly designated for that purpose at theprincipal office of the body holding the meeting, or if no such officeexists, at the building in which the meeting is to be held.
2. Notice conforming with all of the requirements of subsection 1 ofthis section shall be given at least twenty-four hours, exclusive ofweekends and holidays when the facility is closed, prior to thecommencement of any meeting of a governmental body unless for good causesuch notice is impossible or impractical, in which case as much notice asis reasonably possible shall be given. Each meeting shall be held at aplace reasonably accessible to the public and of sufficient size toaccommodate the anticipated attendance by members of the public, and at atime reasonably convenient to the public, unless for good cause such aplace or time is impossible or impractical. Every reasonable effort shallbe made to grant special access to the meeting to handicapped or disabledindividuals.
3. A public body shall allow for the recording by audiotape,videotape, or other electronic means of any open meeting. A public bodymay establish guidelines regarding the manner in which such recording isconducted so as to minimize disruption to the meeting. No audio recordingof any meeting, record, or vote closed pursuant to the provisions ofsection 610.021 shall be permitted without permission of the public body;any person who violates this provision shall be guilty of a class Cmisdemeanor.
4. When it is necessary to hold a meeting on less than twenty-fourhours' notice, or at a place that is not reasonably accessible to thepublic, or at a time that is not reasonably convenient to the public, thenature of the good cause justifying that departure from the normalrequirements shall be stated in the minutes.
5. A formally constituted subunit of a parent governmental body mayconduct a meeting without notice as required by this section during alawful meeting of the parent governmental body, a recess in that meeting,or immediately following that meeting, if the meeting of the subunit ispublicly announced at the parent meeting and the subject of the meetingreasonably coincides with the subjects discussed or acted upon by theparent governmental body.
6. If another provision of law requires a manner of giving specificnotice of a meeting, hearing or an intent to take action by a governmentalbody, compliance with that section shall constitute compliance with thenotice requirements of this section.
7. A journal or minutes of open and closed meetings shall be takenand retained by the public governmental body, including, but not limitedto, a record of any votes taken at such meeting. The minutes shall includethe date, time, place, members present, members absent and a record of anyvotes taken. When a roll call vote is taken, the minutes shall attributeeach "yea" and "nay" vote or abstinence if not voting to the name of theindividual member of the public governmental body.
Notice of meetings, when required--recording of meetings to beallowed, guidelines, penalty--accessibility of meetings--minutesof meetings to be kept, content--voting records to be included.
610.020. 1. All public governmental bodies shall give notice of thetime, date, and place of each meeting, and its tentative agenda, in amanner reasonably calculated to advise the public of the matters to beconsidered, and if the meeting will be conducted by telephone or otherelectronic means, the notice of the meeting shall identify the mode bywhich the meeting will be conducted and the designated location where thepublic may observe and attend the meeting. If a public body plans to meetby Internet chat, Internet message board, or other computer link, it shallpost a notice of the meeting on its web site in addition to its principaloffice and shall notify the public how to access that meeting. Reasonablenotice shall include making available copies of the notice to anyrepresentative of the news media who requests notice of meetings of aparticular public governmental body concurrent with the notice being madeavailable to the members of the particular governmental body and postingthe notice on a bulletin board or other prominent place which is easilyaccessible to the public and clearly designated for that purpose at theprincipal office of the body holding the meeting, or if no such officeexists, at the building in which the meeting is to be held.
2. Notice conforming with all of the requirements of subsection 1 ofthis section shall be given at least twenty-four hours, exclusive ofweekends and holidays when the facility is closed, prior to thecommencement of any meeting of a governmental body unless for good causesuch notice is impossible or impractical, in which case as much notice asis reasonably possible shall be given. Each meeting shall be held at aplace reasonably accessible to the public and of sufficient size toaccommodate the anticipated attendance by members of the public, and at atime reasonably convenient to the public, unless for good cause such aplace or time is impossible or impractical. Every reasonable effort shallbe made to grant special access to the meeting to handicapped or disabledindividuals.
3. A public body shall allow for the recording by audiotape,videotape, or other electronic means of any open meeting. A public bodymay establish guidelines regarding the manner in which such recording isconducted so as to minimize disruption to the meeting. No audio recordingof any meeting, record, or vote closed pursuant to the provisions ofsection 610.021 shall be permitted without permission of the public body;any person who violates this provision shall be guilty of a class Cmisdemeanor.
4. When it is necessary to hold a meeting on less than twenty-fourhours' notice, or at a place that is not reasonably accessible to thepublic, or at a time that is not reasonably convenient to the public, thenature of the good cause justifying that departure from the normalrequirements shall be stated in the minutes.
5. A formally constituted subunit of a parent governmental body mayconduct a meeting without notice as required by this section during alawful meeting of the parent governmental body, a recess in that meeting,or immediately following that meeting, if the meeting of the subunit ispublicly announced at the parent meeting and the subject of the meetingreasonably coincides with the subjects discussed or acted upon by theparent governmental body.
6. If another provision of law requires a manner of giving specificnotice of a meeting, hearing or an intent to take action by a governmentalbody, compliance with that section shall constitute compliance with thenotice requirements of this section.
7. A journal or minutes of open and closed meetings shall be takenand retained by the public governmental body, including, but not limitedto, a record of any votes taken at such meeting. The minutes shall includethe date, time, place, members present, members absent and a record of anyvotes taken. When a roll call vote is taken, the minutes shall attributeeach "yea" and "nay" vote or abstinence if not voting to the name of theindividual member of the public governmental body.
