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S1297..........................................................by SCHROEDER MEETINGS - NOTICES - Amends existing law to provide that all state and local governmental meeting notices which include time and place changes shall be posted on the outside of the original meeting place in a conspicuous place. 01/18 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing 01/21 Rpt prt - to St Aff
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2008IN THE SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1297 BY SCHROEDER 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO NOTICE OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETINGS; AMENDING SECTION 3 67-2343, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT ALL MEETING NOTICES INCLUDING TIME 4 OR PLACE CHANGES SHALL BE POSTED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE ORIGINAL MEETING 5 PLACE IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE. 6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 7 SECTION 1. That Section 67-2343, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 8 amended to read as follows: 9 67-2343. NOTICE OF MEETINGS. (1) Regular meetings. No less than a five 10 (5) calendar day meeting notice shall be given unless otherwise provided by 11 statute. Provided however, that any public agency that holds meetings at regu- 12 lar intervals of at least once per calendar month scheduled in advance over 13 the course of the year may satisfy this meeting notice by giving meeting 14 notices at least once each year of its regular meeting schedule. A forty-eight 15 (48) hour agenda notice shall be required in advance of each regular meeting, 16 however, additional agenda items may be added after completion of the agenda 17 up to and including the hour of the meeting, provided that a good faith effort 18 is made to include in the notice all agenda items known at the time to be 19 probable items of discussion. The notice requirement for meetings and agendas 20 shall be satisfied by posting such notices and agendas in a prominent place at 21 the principal office of the public agency, or if no such office exists, at the 22 building where the meeting is to be held. 23 (2) Special meetings. No special meeting shall be held without at least a 24 twenty-four (24) hour meeting and agenda notice, unless an emergency exists. 25 An emergency is a situation involving injury or damage to persons or property, 26 or immediate financial loss, or the likelihood of such injury, damage or loss, 27 when the notice requirements of this section would make such notice impracti- 28 cable, or increase the likelihood or severity of such injury, damage or loss, 29 and the reason for the emergency is stated at the outset of the meeting. The 30 notice required under this section shall include at a minimum the meeting 31 date, time, place and name of the public agency calling for the meeting. The 32 secretary or other designee of each public agency shall maintain a list of the 33 news media requesting notification of meetings and shall make a good faith 34 effort to provide advance notification to them of the time and place of each 35 meeting. 36 (3) Executive sessions. If an executive session only will be held, a 37 twenty-four (24) hour meeting and agenda notice shall be given according to 38 the notice provisions stated in subsection (2) of this section and shall state 39 the reason and the specific provision of law authorizing the executive ses- 40 sion. 41 (4) Meeting notices placement. All meeting notices, including time or 42 place changes, shall be posted on the outside of the original meeting place in 43 a conspicuous place.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 17529
Amends 67-2343, Idaho Code, to provide that all meeting notices,
including time or place changes, shall be posted on the outside
of the original meeting place in a conspicuous place.
FISCAL NOTE
The fiscal impact would be insignificant.
Contact
Name: Roger Falen
Phone: 208-285-1116
516 N. Laurel
Genesee, Idaho 83832
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1297