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2 <br />IV. Meeting materials <br /> <br />Electronic communication of meeting material s should generally be conducted in a one- <br />way communication from the City Ma nager to the Council Members. <br /> <br />• Council Members may receive agenda mate rials, background information, and <br />other materials via email attachment or other electronic means (such as file <br />sharing) from the City Manager. <br /> <br />• If a Council Member has questions or comments about materials received, s/he <br />should inquire via electronic means di rectly back to the City Manager. <br /> <br />• If the clarification is one of value to other Council Members, the City Manager <br />may send follow-up materials or in formation to the Council Members. <br /> <br />Electronic communications relating to agenda ite ms of a meeting prepared or distributed <br />by or at the direction of a Council Member or City employees and (1) distributed at the <br />meeting to all members of the Council; (2) dist ributed before the meeting to all Council <br />members; or (3) available in the meeting room to all Council member s must also be made <br />available to the public at th e meeting pursuant to Minnes ota Statutes Section 13D.01, <br />subd. 6, unless the materials ar e classified as n onpublic under the Minnesota Government <br />Data Practices Act. <br /> <br />V. Communication during Council meetings <br /> <br />• Council Members should not communicate with one another via electronic <br />means during a public meeting. <br /> <br />• Council Members should not communicate with any member of city staff via <br />electronic means during a public meeting. <br /> <br />• Council Members should not communica te with the public via electronic <br />means during a public meeting. <br /> <br />VI. Communications outside of Council meetings <br /> <br />• Council Members should act in accordan ce with the Minnesota Open Meeting <br />Law when using electronic means to communicate with one another. Council <br />Members shall not communicate with eac h other outside of Council meetings <br />for the purpose of avoiding public discussi on, to forge a major ity in advance of <br />public meetings, or to hide improper in fluences such as pe rsonal or pecuniary <br />interests of the Council Member.