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CHAPTER 3 COUNCIL PROCEDURES Section 3.01.~ Council Meetings. The council shall meet regularly at least once each month at, such times and places as the council may designate by ordinance. The ma~orior any two members of the council may call special meet- ings of the counclil Upon at least twenty-four hours notice to each member, and such reasonable p~blie notices as may be prescribed by council rule in compliance r with state statU~es.~The twenty-four hours notice shall not be required in an emergency. A state of emergency shall be deemed to exist when the public peace, health, morals~ Safe~y or welfare are in immediate jeopardy. To the extent provided by state statuteS, all meetings of the council and its committees shall be public, and any citizen shall have access to the minutes and records of the council at all reasonable times'. During any of its public meetings, the council shall not prohibit, but ~na~. place reasonable restrictions upon citizens' comments and questions and e:l. tize~n input, shall be provided for at the beginning of each council meeting. Section 3.02~ Liason Function. Councilmembers shall be assigned as liason to necessary areas Both internal and external to the city. These assignments shall be rotated periodically and shall involve no administrative responsibility. 3.02',01. Precinct Liaison. Following the adoption of this charter, a system of yearly~ rotating precinct liaisons shall be established such that three of the four cou~cil~embers will each act as liaison for one of the three precincts for a period of i°ne'year. At no time shall the same councilmember act as liaison for the same precinot during his/her full four year term, nor shall any council- member act as l~ais°n to the city at large for a period longer than one year during his/her fui1 four year term. Pg.3-1/7