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Home My Public Portal AboutORD13418 BILL NO. 2002-46 SPONSORED BY COUNCILMAN ANGLE ORDINANCE NO. 15 �( I 0 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, REPEALING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON PERTAINING TO CLOSED MEETINGS, AND ENACTING NEW SECTIONS IN LIEU THEREOF PERTAINING TO THE SAME SUBJECT. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2-69 "Conduct of closed meetings," of Chapter 2 of the Code of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, is hereby repealed and a new Section 2- 69 pertaining to the same subject is enacted in lieu thereof to read as follows: Ste 4--64-C=t,ttc+ttei of cltrcrc+ rttrrtitt��s �'r--E=+nsrcf-mrrttn�c�s-xh;rl f-f,r-c�cm cfnrtc-cf-ir►-cnm}�+i7ttcc-�rit)t-the-�sttttr•st�rttitc�c� 13---Ott-tltr-hrf*intt+tt�•-c>i r rrirrin�crci mrctitt�-t+Tr-rrc s+d+m.' of frrrr,sh7H ;rrrttrnmrr-tr, thr-evttnr t-itcnm to dinett"ts i-aHhat-mcrtmg Sec. 2-69. Contluet of closet! meetings. A. Closed meetings shall he conducted in compliance willr applicable state statutes. 13. The Mayor or any individual Council nrenubcr shall have lire right to request a closed session of the Council provided the subject of file closed session complies with the Slate Sunshine Law and proper notice can be given. C. A memorandum indicating the known subjecl('s) of an upcoming; closed session shall be delivered to rneruber•s of the Council in advance of the closed session if possible. 1). The City'when proposing to hold it closet) erecting or vote slr;rll give notice of the lime, date ;urtl plsrce of such close meeting or vole ;rod file reason for holding; it by rel'c►•encc to only (lie specific exceptiou(s) ;rllowed pursuant to the provisions of section 610.021, RSMo which is or are known to be discussed by (lie Council of file time of file preparation ol'such notice or as otherwise provided by the tiunshirre law. The Council's agenda shall only reference such exceptions as were stated in the official notice. 1:. The vote of each nremher of file Council, Board, or Commission on file question of closing it public meeting or vote and the specific re;rson far closing; that public nreeling or vole by reference to the specific section(s) of 610.1121 shall be announced publicly al (he open meeting; by the Mayor or presiding officer and entered into the minutes. h, At fire beginning of any closed meeting;, the Mayor or presiding council • member shall suurounce the specific exception for which the closed meelirrg has been called. (3. Minutes and votes related to actions taken by file Council or any vote taken by the Council shall be made available to the public for review and Inspection in (lie office of the City Clerk in a timely manner as required by file Sunshine Law. I1. I'ursu;urt to paragraph G above, file City Clerk shall indleate on the next Council ogenda when any such reportable action bas occurred in a prior closed session and that (lie upproprilnte information is now available in the office of file City Clerk. I. All Information required by law to be released and milde available pursuanl to 610.021 shall he posted on the official posI ill g hoard for five(5) days. .I. All information posted or made sn•ail;rhlc as required by 610.021 shall he provided to all nlen,bers of the Council at the time of the release. Section 2. Section 2-3, Subparagraph A, of the Code is hereby deleted, and new Sections A through E enacted in lieu thereof, with current subsequent paragraphs B, C, and D, being renamed as paragraphs F, G, and H, accordingly, as follows: Sec. 2-3 Policy on Records and Access to (records. �!=r=ite-eii�^-efrrir�sirn4i- ve-the-ctv mclrv",nd-:mf'c-l3--krrrr-th�cr►mmc+n-:sc:ti-cri=tfoe-rite the-M+1fc rcrcmit-the-nrigirrrl�s-cif nrc}in�rrtec:r mc}-resnitrtinn rri=the city-c1�tmrri;tilt'-smfr-miler-records. dcrcttrrtcnts nrcf p rrrer s col=a ptrhitc rrytm r c►s m, be cfr in rrrcf-rrrte iris rmtr nit A. If is the public policy of the city that meetings, records, votes, actions and deliberations of this body shall be open to the public unless otherwise provided by law. The City shall comply Nvith Sections 610.11111 to 610.0311 RS11o, file Sunshine Law, as now existing or hereafter amended. It. All information required 1►y law to be released and made available pursuant to 610.021 shall he posted on the official posting board for live (5) business days. C. All hoards, and Commissions shall Comply with the Sunshine law and file 01-dinance. 1). The fee schedule for Suushinc Isnv requests shall be as follows: I. A ch.11-ge of 1%%cnly-five cents (250) per page for copying, plus staff time for services over and above copying. 1.,,. The bulletin hoard located in the upstairs hall in City llall, 320 Gast Mccarly is hereby designated as the official posting board for all council, hoards, Commissions, and committees releases for both open and closed meetings. Whenever any meeting takes place outside of City hall, then required postings shall also he posted at the actual location ol'any such public meeting. Section 3. Section 2-307, Subparagraph H, of the code of the City of Jefferson, Missouri is hereby repealed and a new sections and new Sections 2- 307 H, I , J, and K pertaining to the same subjects are hereby enacted in lieu thereof, to read as follows: (T.ivool. iv,L. i,� opy 1r�.c.`� �'' tt t c,,..1 �►tip tiGl 11"14 Section 2-307. Duties generally. the maimm7rnnce of the f/i , 4cr The-city eierk th ll detenni ne flie imunable iien fbi-Immolding,access to or fimtHiing copic.,of! 6r10,0 frit'9 io It. The City Clerk be and hereby Is appointed custodian of the records of the City and that such custodian located at 320 bast McCarty, Jefferson City, Missouri. The custodian shall respond to all requests for access to or copies of it public record within the tithe period provided by the Sunshine law except in those circumstances authorized by Statute. The fees to be charges for access to or furnishing copies of records shall be established and maintained by the City Clerk in accord with section 610.026 ItSMo. 1. The City Clerk shall establish and maintain it registry of all news outlets, which request notices of meetings and the results of nivetings including information released pursuant to (lie requirements of the Sunshine law. .1. The Council agenda referencing closed meetings shall only reference such exceptions as is known to be discussed it( the time of the distribution of the agenda by the City Clerk. K. Whenever any reportable action has occurred between City Council meetings, and which is then required to be made available or made public,which Inas not been previously made public or available, the City Clerk shall indicate on the next Council agenda any reportable action which has occurrent in it prior closed session and that the appropriate information is now available in the office of the City Clerk. Section 4. The Council shall provide minutes are taken at its Pre meetings which are held immediately prior to each Council meeting. Section 5. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage and approval. Passed: '� f 1 Approved: Presiding Officer Mayor ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Cleat City Counselor w Veto Message (Sunshine Davy) Under the authority vested in this office as Mayor and under the Charter of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, I hereby exercise my veto power under Article 3, Section 3.1 1(g) and veto Bill 2002-46-Amending Code Pertaining to Sunshine Law. As required by Charter, I,.im delivering this ,71essage to the Council prior to the commencement of the meeting on September 3, 2002. 1 am vetoing Bill 2002-46 - Amending Code Pertaining to Sunshine Law which would establish a variation of the Sunshine Law applicable only to Jefferson City, Missouri. The City currently follows the provisions of the State statutes commonly referred to as the Sunshine Law and will continue to do so. Establishing additional specific obligations unique to Jefferson City is not conducive to-the efficient operation of government and this Bill would place additional burdens on the City which are not necessary in order to keep the citizens well informed ofthe happenings of City government. In my opinion if there are specific issues that need to be diSCUSSCd, these should be reviewed in detail with staff and a specific problem identified before adoption of any such ordinance. lv ayor Datc '7 .//