§ 2-30. Special, emergency and adjourned (or recessed) meetings.

(a)

Special meetings.

(1)

The mayor, the mayor pro tempore, or any two members of the council may at any time call a special council meeting by signing a written notice stating the time and place of the meeting and the subjects to be considered. At least 48 hours before a special meeting called in this manner, written notice of the meeting stating its time and place and the subjects to be considered shall be delivered to the mayor and each councilmember or left at his usual dwelling place; posted on the council's principal bulletin board, or if none, at the door of the council's usual meeting room; and mailed, emailed or delivered to each newspaper, wire service, radio station, television station and person who has filed a written request for notice with the town clerk. Only those items of business specified in the notice may be transacted at a special meeting called in this manner unless all members are present or have signed a written waiver of notice.

(2)

A special meeting may also be called or scheduled by vote of the council in open session during another duly called meeting. The motion or resolution calling the special meeting shall specify its time, place and purpose. At least 48 hours before a special meeting is called in this manner, notice of the time, place and purpose of the meeting shall be posted on the council's principal bulletin board, or if none, at the door of the council's usual meeting room, and mailed, emailed or delivered to each newspaper, wire service, radio station, television station, and person who has filed a written request for notice with the town clerk. (Such notice shall also be mailed, emailed or delivered at least 48 hours before the meeting to each councilmember not present at the meeting at which the special meeting was called or scheduled and to the mayor if he was not present at that meeting.)

(b)

Emergency meetings.

(1)

The mayor, the mayor pro tempore or any two members of the council may at any time call an emergency council meeting by signing a written notice stating the time and place of the meeting and the subjects to be considered. The notice shall be delivered to the mayor and each councilmember or left at his usual dwelling place at least six hours before the meeting. Notice of the meeting shall be given to each local newspaper, local wire service, local radio station, and local television station that has filed a written emergency meeting notice request, which includes the newspaper's, wire service's, or station's telephone number, with the town clerk. This notice shall be given either by email, by telephone or by the same method used to notify the mayor and the councilmembers, and shall be given at the expense of the party notified.

(2)

Emergency meetings shall only be called because of generally unexpected circumstances that require immediate consideration by the town council. Only business connected with the emergency may be considered at an emergency meeting.

(c)

Adjourned (or recessed) meetings. A properly called regular, special or emergency meeting may be adjourned (or recessed) by a procedural motion made and adopted as provided in section 2-37 in open session during the regular, special, or emergency meeting. The motion shall state the time and place when the meeting will reconvene. No further notice need be given of an adjourned (or recessed) session of a properly called regular, special or emergency meeting.

(Code 2003, § 2-42; Ord. No. 11-12, § 1(exh. A), 11-17-2011)