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3. Emergency meetings Minn.Stat.§13D.04,subd.3. An"emergency meeting"is a special meeting to deal with a matter that requires immediate consideration by the public body.Posted or published notice of an emergency meeting is not required. However,the city must make a good faith effort to notify each news medium that has filed a written request for notice.Notice must be given by telephone or any other method to notify members of the public body.The notice must include the subject of the meeting. 4. Recessed or continued meetings Minn.Stat.§ 13D.04,subd.4. No additional notice is needed for a recessed or continued meeting if all of the following criteria are met: • The meeting is a recessed or continued session of a previous meeting. • The time and place of the meeting was established during the previous meeting. • The time and place of the meeting was recorded in the minutes of the previous meeting. "1 5. Closed meetings Minn.Stat.§13D.04,subd.s. The same notice requirements apply to closed meetings as to open meetings. See Part III-D-Exceptions and Additionally,advance notice to an individual who will be the subject of such a the procedures to use them. meeting is needed under certain circumstances(such as to employees who are the subject of performance evaluations and disciplinary proceedings). F. Written materials Minn.Stat.§ 13D.01,subd.6. At least one copy of the materials made available to the council at or before the meeting,must also be made available for inspection by the public. However,this does not apply to not-public data or materials relating to the agenda items of a closed meeting. G. Common problems in applying the law There are many situations for which the open meeting law is unclear.This section provides an overview of some of the more common situations and how the law may be applied. 18 League of Minnesota Cities