06-2020 - Amend 109.02 and 121.03

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Section 4. New Section 109.02, Notice to Public and Media, is hereby enacted to read as follows: 109.02 NOTICE TO PUBLIC AND MEDIA (b) (c) Emergency Meetings. In the event of an emergency meeting the persons calling such meeting, or any one or more of such persons, or the Clerk or Secretary on their behalf, shall immediately give notice of such emergency meeting to the news media which have requested notification of the time, place and purpose of the emergency meeting. (d) Cancellation, Postponement or Change of Access. In the event of an emergency leading to the cancellation, postponement or change of public access as set forth in 121.03(c) and 121.03(d), the persons making the change or the Clerk or Secretary on their behalf shall immediately give notice of the change to news media who have requested notification and shall submit the change for publication on the City's digital communication channels. Section 5. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all such deliberation of the Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. Section 6. This ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare in the City and for the usual daily operation of the City for the reasons set forth and defined in the preamble to this ordinance, and provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, this ordinance shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its adoption by the Council and approval by the Mayor, or otherwise it shall take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law. Adopted: J //(,l 2tiZ2 Approved: President ✓ - r/ T� Clerk o