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078 of 2002 - Regulating the holding of electronic meetings by the City Council and City Boards, Commissions, and 0 02-1 0 02-31 SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE No. 78 of 2002 (Regulating the Holding of Electronic Meetings by the City Council and City Boards, Commissions, and Committees) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2.06.030 AND ENACTING CHAPTER 2.84 OF THE SALT LAKE CITY CODE, RELATING TO ELECTRONIC MEETINGS HELD BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND CITY BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES. Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah: SECTION 1. That Section 2.06.030 of the SALT LAKE CITY CODE shall be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows: 2.06.030 Meetings Of Council: A. Regular Meetings: The Council is a part-time legislative body,but shall meet not less than twice monthly. B. Special Meetings: Special meetings maybe called by order of the Chairperson of the Council, by a majority of the Council members or by the Mayor. The order signed by the party calling the meeting shall be filed with the City Recorder and entered in the minutes of the Council. Notice of such special meeting shall be given to the Mayor and all Council members who have not joined in the order, not less than forty eight(48) hours before the special meeting. The notice shall be served personally or a copy thereof left at the Council member's or Mayor's place of abode, either by leaving it with a person of suitable age and discretion or taping a copy thereof to the front door by the City Recorder or his/her designee. C. Emergency Meetings: Emergency meetings of the Council may be called by order of the Mayor or by a majority vote of the Council, to consider unforeseen matters of an emergency or urgent nature. Such meetings may be held without any specific advance notice, but shall be had at a time so as to give the Mayor and all Council members the most opportunity to be present, considering the exigencies requiring the emergency meeting. However, notice of such meeting shall be attempted by the best means practical under the circumstances to the Mayor and each Council member, not joining in the order. D. Open Meetings: All official meetings of the Council shall be open to the public as required by the Utah Open and Public Meetings Act or its successor; provided, however, that executive sessions may be closed by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the Council members present at an open meeting, for discussions of appropriate matters as provided in the Utah Open and Public Meetings Act or its successor. No final decisions shall be made in closed meetings. E. Electronic Meetings: For purposes of the Utah Open and Public Meetings Act, the Council may hold an electronic meeting only if a majority of a quorum of the Council is physically present at the physical location from which the electronic meeting originates or from which the Council members are connected to the electronic meeting. SECTION 2. That Chapter 2.84 of the SALT LAKE CITY CODE shall be, and the same hereby is, enacted to read as follows: 2.84.010 Electronic Meetings of City Boards, Commissions, and Committees. For purposes of the Utah Open and Public Meetings Act, a board, commission, or committee of the city may hold an electronic meeting only if a majority of a quorum of the board, commission, or committee is physically present at the physical location from which the electronic meeting originates or from which the members of the board, commission, or committee are connected to the electronic meeting. SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. That this ordinance shall take effect on the date of its first publication. Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this 10th day of December , 2002. CHAIRPERSON EST: �t APPROVEDLake iyy Attorn FORMOffce _LAL .11f =',.4 ! - Date /�- zi _© Z. CHIEF DEPUTY ITY ' CO DE' By Transmitted to the May n December 12, 2002 Mayor's Action: pproved ❑Vetoed MAYOR ST: �. CHIEF DEPUTY CITY RECORDER (SEAL) * %.. r' �. Bill No. 78 of 2002 Published: December 24, 2009 G:\Ordinance02\Amend Chapter s 2.06 and enact Chapter 2.84 re electronic meetings.doc