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(b) Notice may be in writing personally delivered to Cominittee members or may be in the <br /> form of personal telephone communication. Notice must include the date,time,place <br /> and purpose of the meeting. Where practical,the Administrator shall make an effort to <br /> contact news-gathering organizations that have filed a request to receive notice of special <br /> meetings. <br /> (G)Public notice and open meeting. <br /> (1) Public notice. 'The Administrator must post written notice of the date,time,place and purpose of <br /> the meeting on the City Hall bulletin board. Notice of meetings must be posted at least three <br /> days before the date of the meeting. <br /> (a) When the performance of an act is ordered within a fixed period of time,the time is <br /> computed as excluding the first day and including the last day of the prescribed or fixed <br /> time period, unless the last day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. For <br /> example, if a meeting is scheduled for a Thursday,notice has to be given on Monday to <br /> meet the three-day notice provision. In this scenario, Tuesday is day one, Wednesday is <br /> day two and Thursday is day three. Monday is not included in the time computation' <br /> Similarly, if a special meeting is planned for Monday, notice must be given on Friday; <br /> Saturday and Sunday are included in the time computation since they are not the last day <br /> of the fixed period. <br /> (b) If the Committee meets where a quorum is in attendance,the city must make public <br /> notice, <br /> (2) Open meeting law, Under the Minnesota Open Meeting Law, all city committee meetings must <br /> be open to the public. <br /> (a) The open meeting law serves three vital purposes: <br /> 1. To prohibit actions from being taken at a secret meeting-where die interested <br /> public cannot be fully informed of the decisions of public bodies or detect <br /> improper influences; <br /> 2. To ensure the public's right to be unburied; and <br /> 3. To give the public an opportunity to present its views. <br /> (b) 'The law prohibit,-,the use of telephone conversations,e-mail or letters in a decision- <br /> making process among a quorum of members designed to avoid an open meeting. <br /> (c) Any person who intentionally violates the open meeting law is subject to personal <br /> liability in the form of a civil penalty. The public body may not pay the penalty. <br /> 18 <br />