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the Council must state on the record the specific grounds permitting the <br /> meeting to be closed and describe the subject to be discussed. <br /> a. Notice—The City Clerk shall give advance notice of a closed <br /> meeting in the same manner as advance notice of other Council <br /> meetings. <br /> 1) If the closed meeting is held during other meetings <br /> of the Council, the notice will state the approximate <br /> time that the closed meeting is scheduled. <br /> b. Emergency Meeting - If a meeting must be held under urgent or <br /> emergency circumstances which make it impractical to give the <br /> customary advance notice,the City Clerk shall make a reasonable, <br /> good faith effort to give advance notice to the local news media by <br /> other means. <br /> C. Schedule—If the meeting is held in conjunction with a regular <br /> meeting, it shall normally be scheduled as the last item on the <br /> Council agenda. If it is the last item, no further public business <br /> shall be conducted after the closed meeting unless notice of further <br /> public business is given prior to commencement of the closed <br /> meeting. <br /> d. Attendance—Attendance shall be limited to Council members,the <br /> City Attorney, City Clerk, and other resource persons designated <br /> by the Council, Clerk, and/or City Attorney and approved by the <br /> Council. A written roll of all persons present at the closed meeting <br /> shall be made available to the public after the closed meeting. <br /> e. Closed Meeting to Discuss Litigation—A meeting may be closed <br /> to discuss active,threatened or pending litigation with the City's <br /> Attorney if a balancing of the purposes served by the attorney- <br /> client privilege against those served by the open meeting law <br /> dictates the need for absolute confidentiality. <br /> £ Closed Meeting to Discuss Strategy for Labor Negotiations— <br /> Proceedings of the closed meetings shall be tape electronically <br /> recorded. The tape electronic recording must be kept for two years <br /> and is considered public information after the agreement is <br /> finalized. <br /> g. Minutes of Closed Meetings—Minutes of closed meetings will <br /> include a list of persons attending the meeting, the specific grounds <br /> allowing the meeting to be closed and the subject of the meeting. <br /> L.. Minutes will be prepared, listing persons attending the meeting and <br /> 2 <br />