Hallsville Special Meetings of Board ordinance (§ 110.190)

A special meeting of the Board of Aldermen may be called by the Mayor or, in the event of the absence or disability of the Mayor, by the Acting President of the Board of Aldermen or by two (2) Aldermen of the City as hereinafter provided. The Mayor, Acting President of the Board or at least two (2) Aldermen, desiring to call a special meeting, shall file with the City Clerk a written notice thereof indicating the date, time and purpose of such special meeting, which said writing shall be signed by the person or persons calling said meeting. This notice must be given to the City Clerk during regular business hours and not less than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the date and time of such meeting. The City Clerk shall immediately upon receipt of such notice post same for public inspection on the public bulletin board in the City Hall and shall have a true copy thereof delivered to each Alderman and shall make copies of such notice available to any representative of the news media who requests notice of meetings. In the event of an emergency, a special meeting of the Board of Aldermen may be called by said persons with less than twenty-four (24) hours' notice, but the emergency reason must be noted and the Aldermen must vote at the beginning of said meeting that they believe it is an emergency and that they waive the twenty-four-hour notice requirement.