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V. COUNCIL MEETINGS. A. Location. All meetings, including special, recessed, and continued meetings, shall be held in the city council chambers, unless otherwise designated, pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 13D.04, subd. 2. B. Regular meetings. A schedule of regular meetings shall be kept on file with the city clerk. C. Special meetings. A special meeting is a meeting that is held at a time or location different from that of a regular meeting. A special meeting may be called by the mayor or any two city council members by filing a request for the meeting at least three days before the meeting. Days shall be counted as provided in III-C. Notice to the public of special meetings must be given pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 13D.04, subd. 2. D. Emergency meetings. An emergency meeting may be called by the mayor or any two city council members. An emergency meeting is a special meeting called because of circumstances that, in the judgment of the public body, require immediate consideration by the public body. Posted or published notice of an emergency meeting is not required. However, the city will make a good faith effort to notify each news outlet that has filed a written request for notice. Notice must be given by telephone or any other method to notify members of the public body. The notice must include the subject of the meeting. E. Closed meetings. The Minnesota Open Meeting Law allows some meetings to be closed to the public for defined purposes. When a meeting is closed, the presiding officer at the council meeting will state the reason for closing the meeting on the record and cite the state statute that permits closure. F. Recessed or continued meetings. When a meeting is recessed or continued, the presiding officer shall state the time and place for the next meeting to occur pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 13D.04, subd 4. The time and place shall be noted in the minutes. If the time and place is stated and noted in the minutes, no additional notice of the meeting is required. However, if the time and place is not stated, the notice procedures for special meeting shall be required. G. Organizational meetings. The council will conduct its organizational meeting concurrent with the first regular council meeting in January of each year to: 1. Appoint an acting mayor pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 412.121. 2. Select an official newspaper pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 412.831. 3. Select an official depository for city funds. This must be done within 30 days of the start of the city's fiscal year pursuant to Minn. Stat. §§ 427.01-.02; 118A.02, subd 1; 427.09. 4. Review council's bylaws and make any needed changes. 5. Assign committee duties to members. 6. Approve official bonds that have been filed with the clerk. Minnesota Mayors 45 Association