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RELEVANT LINKS: B. Public notice See section I-Types of council meetings and notice requirements. Minn. Stat. § 13D.04, subd. 7. Public notice generally must be provided for meetings of a public body subject to the open meeting law. The notice requirements depend on the type of meeting. However, if a person receives actual notice of a meeting at least 24 hours before the meeting, all notice requirements under the open meeting law are satisfied regardless of method of receipt. C. Printed materials Minn. Stat. § 13D.01, subd. 6. IPAD 08 -015. IPAD 13-015 (noting that the open meeting law “is silent with respect to agendas; it neither requires them nor prohibits them”). At least one copy of the printed materials relating to agenda items that are provided to the council at or before a meeting must also be made available for public inspection in the meeting room while the governing body considers the subject matter. Minn. Stat. § 13D.01, subd. 6. This requirement does not apply to materials classified by law as other than public or to materials relating to the agenda items of a closed meeting. D. Groups governed by the open meeting law Minn. Stat. § 13D.01, subd. 1. Minn. Stat. § 465.719, subd. 9. Under the Minnesota open meeting law, all city council meetings and executive sessions must be open to the public with only a few exceptions. The open meeting law also requires meetings of any committee, subcommittee, board, department, or commission of a public body to be open to the public. For example, the governing bodies of local public pension plans, housing and redevelopment authorities, economic development authorities, and city-created corporations are subject to the open meeting law. Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency v. Boyne, 578 N.W.2d 362 (Minn. 1998). The Minnesota Supreme Court has held, however, that the governing body of a municipal electric power agency is not subject to the open meeting law because the Legislature has granted these agencies authority to conduct their affairs as private corporations. E. Gatherings governed by the open meeting law Moberg v. Indep. Sch. Dist. No. 281, 336 N.W.2d 510 (Minn. 1983). St. Cloud Newspapers, Inc. v. Dist. 742 Community Schools, 332 N.W.2d 1 (Minn. 1983). The open meeting law does not define the term “meeting.” The Minnesota Supreme Court, however, has ruled that meetings are gatherings of a quorum or more members of the governing body—or a quorum of a committee, subcommittee, board, department, or commission thereof—at which members discuss, decide, or receive information as a group on issues relating to the official business of that governing body. League of Minnesota Cities Handbook for Minnesota Cities 10/2/2014 Meetings, Motions, Resolutions, and Ordinances Chapter 7 | Page 12