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RELEVANT LINKS: <br /> The public holidays are: <br /> • New Year's Day(Jan. 1). <br /> • Martin Luther King's Birthday(the third Monday in January). <br /> • Washington's and Lincoln's Birthday(the third Monday in February). <br /> • Memorial Day(the last Monday in May). <br /> • Independence Day(July 4). <br /> • Labor Day(the first Monday in September). <br /> • Christopher Columbus Day(the second Monday in October). <br /> • Veterans Day(Nov. 11). <br /> • Thanksgiving Day(the fourth Thursday in November). <br /> • Christmas Day(Dec.25). <br /> Minn.Stat.§645.44,subd.5. All cities have the option,however, of deciding whether Christopher <br /> Columbus Day and the Friday after Thanksgiving shall be holidays. If these <br /> days are not designated as holidays,public business may be conducted on <br /> them. <br /> Minn.Stat.§645.44,subd.5. If a holiday falls on a Saturday,the preceding Friday is considered to be a <br /> holiday. If a holiday falls on a Sunday,the next Monday is considered to be <br /> a holiday. <br /> Minn.Stat.§202A.19,subd. In addition, city council meetings may not be held during the following <br /> 1.Minn.Stat.§204C.03, <br /> subd. 1. times: <br /> • After 6 p.m. on the evening of a major political party precinct caucus. <br /> • Between 6 p.m.and 8 p.m. on a day when there is an election being held <br /> within the city's boundaries. <br /> Minn.Stat.§645.15. State law does not prohibit meetings on weekends. However, state law <br /> regulating how time is computed for the purpose of giving any required <br /> notice provides that if the last day of notice falls on either a Saturday or <br /> Sunday,that day cannot be counted. <br /> IL The open meeting law <br /> A. Purpose <br /> Minn.Stat.§13D.01. The Minnesota open meeting law generally requires that all meetings of <br /> public bodies must be open to the public.This presumption of openness <br /> serves three vital purposes: <br /> Rupp v.Mayasich,533 • It prohibits actions from being taken at a secret meeting where it is <br /> N.W.2d 893(Minn.Ct.App. <br /> 1995).St.Cloud Newspapers, impossible for the interested public to become fully informed concerning <br /> Inc.v.Dist. 742 Community decisions of public bodies or detect improper influences. <br /> Schools,332 N.W.2d 1 <br /> (Minn. 1983). • It ensures the public's right to be informed. <br /> • It gives the public an opportunity to present its views to the public body. <br /> League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo: 11/9/2015 <br /> Meetings of City Councils Page 9 <br />