The Board may use work sessions as a method to review or study information. In general, work sessions are scheduled for the first Monday of each month except that July and August work sessions may be canceled if no need is pressing. Due to Labor Day, there is no work session scheduled for September. These work sessions are open to the public (except negotiations strategy) and the following conditions shall be fulfilled:
- Notice to the Public
(a) Included on the agenda of a regular or special meeting.
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(b) A separate notice of the work session is posted stating the time, location, date and reason for the work session.
- Record of the meeting
(a)
A record of the meeting will be kept, stating: time the meeting started, who was present, topic discussed and time the meeting ended.
(b) At the nest regular board meeting, when the minutes for the previous meetings are approved, the record of the work session will be entered into the official board minutes.
- Open Meetings Law
(a)
The work session shall be in full compliance of Iowa’s Open Meetings Law.
- Public Comment
The Board may hear comments from the public at or near the beginning of work sessions. The Board President shall have the authority to end public comments at any time or limit the amount of time allocated to individuals. The Board welcomes the opportunity to listen to comments from citizens, but is not able to take action on issue raised by citizens in a work session, and Board members do not intend to make an immediate response.
(June 23, 1986; October 21, 1991; June 15, 1992; June 16, 1997; September 20, 2010; June 18, 2012, June 20, 2016, March 4, 2019)