What notice must the city provide for an emergency meeting?

The city must post notice of an emergency meeting or an addition of an emergency item to an already existing agenda to a properly posted meeting at least two hours before the scheduled time of the meeting.  Id. at 551.045(a).  The notice must clearly identify the emergency or urgent public necessity justifying the emergency meeting.  Id. at 551.045(c). The city must also provide notice of the emergency meeting or emergency item to members of certain members of the news media prior to the scheduled time of the meeting.  Id. at §§551.045(e) and 551.047.  If the emergency meeting is due to the sudden relocation of a large number of residents from the area of the declared disaster to the city, notice to the media must be provided not later than one hour before the meeting.  Id. at §551.045(e).

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1. What is the legal standard for holding an emergency meeting?
2. What notice must the city provide for an emergency meeting?
3. Is a quorum needed to conduct an emergency meeting?
4. Can a city council hold an emergency meeting via telephone conference?
5. What if a disaster prevents a city council from holding a meeting that was otherwise properly posted?
6. What happens if the city must cancel its noticed meeting for adopting the budget and tax rate due to a disaster?