§ 2-78. Special meetings.

(a)

Special meetings of the common council shall be held on the call of the mayor or of any five members of the common council. The call shall be in writing, and shall specify therein the particular purposes for which the meeting is called. If a meeting is called to deal with an emergency involving actual or threatened injury to person or property, or actual or threatened disruption of the governmental activity under the jurisdiction of the public agency by any event, then the time requirements of notice under state statute shall not apply, but:

(1)

News media which have requested notice of meetings must be given the same notice as is given to the members of the common council; and

(2)

The public must be notified by posting a copy of the notice according to state statute.

(b)

The call shall be signed by the mayor, or, when made by members of the council, by them, and sealed with the seal of the city and countersigned by the city clerk.

(c)

The mayor and each member of the council shall be notified of the holding of the special meeting by the chief of police or his designee, who shall leave a copy thereof at the last and usual place of residence of any member whom the officer is not able to find.

(d)

Only such business shall be transacted at the special meeting as is specifically stated in the call for the special meeting. The minute record shall show the issuance of the call, and the notice of service thereof, for which purpose the officer serving the notice shall return to the clerk, the presiding officer of the council, and the mayor.

(Code 1968, tit. 20, art. I, § 3; Code 1985, § 30.12; Ord. No. 300, 8-6-1906; Ord. No. 1534, 11-3-1969; Ord. No. 2493, 12-21-1981)

State law reference

Authority to call special meetings, IC 36-4-6-7(b); public notice of meetings, IC 5-14-1.5-5.