§ 14-10-11. Meetings.

(a)

Except as provided for in subsection (c) of this section, all meetings of the board of directors, of the executive committee, of the program committees, of the operating committees, or of the neighborhood review panels shall be open to the public and shall be held in a place available to the general public. The right of a person to attend a meeting of the board of directors, of the executive committee, of the program committees, of the operating committees, or of the neighborhood review panels includes the right to tape record, to videotape, to broadcast live on radio, and to telecast live on television such proceedings of these bodies. The exercise of this right shall not be dependent upon prior approval.

(b)

Except as provided for in subsection (c) of this section, there shall be no closed sessions of the meetings of the board of directors, of the executive committee, of the program committees, of the operating committees, or of the neighborhood review panels. In accordance with sections 14-10-18 or 14-10-19 of this Code, the mayor may impose sanctions, with the approval of the city council, upon a member either of the board of directors or of the executive committee who violates this section. In accordance with the bylaws of the corporation, the board of directors may impose sanctions upon a member of a neighborhood review panel who violates this section.

(c)

The board of directors and the executive committee may meet in a closed session for the following purposes only:

(1)

To review the specific contents of an application either for appointment to the board or for employment with the corporation when the candidate requests that such application remain confidential with the understanding that all interviews for such candidates shall be held at an open meeting in accordance with the provisions of this section; or

(2)

To consider the discipline, suspension or dismissal of, or to hear complaints or charges brought against, or to consider a periodic personnel evaluation of the executive director, an employee, or an agent of the corporation, but only if the named individual requests a closed hearing and under the condition that at any time such named individual may rescind the request for a closed session which, after rescission only, would require that the matter be considered in open session; or

(3)

To consider the purchase or lease of real property until the time that an option is obtained to purchase or lease such real property; or

(4)

To consult with its attorneys regarding settlement or trial strategy in connection with specific pending litigation, but only where an open meeting would have a detrimental effect upon the settlement position or the litigation.

(d)

Public notice of a meeting of the board of directors, of the executive committee, of the program committees, of the operating committees, or of the neighborhood review panels shall be posted at their principal offices, at a conspicuous place in the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, and at any other location considered appropriate to advise the public of their meetings. Cable television may also be utilized for purposes of posting public notice. In particular:

(1)

For regular meetings of the board of directors, of the executive committee, of the program committees, of the operating committees, or neighborhood review panels, public notice shall be posted within ten (10) days prior to the meeting that specifies the date, time, and place thereof.

(2)

If there is a change in the schedule of regular meetings of the board of directors, of the executive committee, of the program committees, of the operating committees, or of the neighborhood review panels, there shall be posted within three (3) days after the meeting where the change is made, a public notice that specifies the new dates, times, and places thereof.

(3)

A special meeting of the board of directors, of the executive committee, of the program committees, of the operating committees, or of the neighborhood review panels shall be posted, at least eighteen (18) hours before the meeting, by public notice that specifies the date, time, and place thereof.

(4)

Where a meeting of the board of directors, of the executive committee, of the program committees, of the operating committees, or of the neighborhood review panels is recessed for more than thirty-six (36) hours, such meeting shall be reconvened only after public notice has been posted at least eighteen (18) hours before the meeting that specifies the date, time, and place thereof.

(e)

In order to minimize disruption of their meetings, board of directors, the executive committee, the program committees, the operating committees, and the neighborhood review panels shall establish reasonable rules and regulations which must include the following:

(1)

A person shall not be required as a condition of attendance at a meeting of the board of directors, of the executive committee, of the program committees, of the operating committees, or of the neighborhood review panels to provide his or her name or other information or otherwise to fulfill a condition precedent to attendance;

(2)

A person shall be permitted to address a meeting of the board of directors, of the executive committee, of the program committees, of the operating committees, or of the neighborhood review panels under rules established and published by those bodies; and

(3)

A person shall not be excluded from a meeting of the board of directors, of the executive committee, of the program committees, of the operating committees, or of the neighborhood review panels, except for a breach of the peace actually committed at the meeting.

(f)

Minutes of the meetings of the board of directors, of the executive committee, of the program committees, of the operating committees, or of the neighborhood review panels shall be taken, which indicate the date, time, place, members present, members absent, any decisions made at a meeting open to the public, and all roll call votes taken at the meeting. The minutes shall be retained by the board of directors and by the neighborhood review panels at their respective principal offices. A copy of the minutes shall accompany the reports designated in section 14-10-4(b)(8) of this Code, and shall be submitted to the mayor and the city council. Upon request, a copy of such minutes shall be made available to the public.

(g)

If not made in conformity with the requirements of this section, a decision by the board of directors or by the executive committee may be invalidated by the mayor, with the approval of city council.

(Ord. No. 14-95, § 1, 6-21-95; Ord. No. 01-01, § 1, 1-3-01)