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• Employee performance evaluations. The public body must identify the individual to be evaluated prior to closing the meeting.At the next open meeting,the council must summarize its conclusions regarding the evaluation.Although this type of meeting may be closed,it must be open at the request of the individual who is the subject of the meeting,so advance notice to the individual is needed. 6. Are there any meetings that must be closed? The following meetings must be closed.Before closing a meeting under these exceptions,the council must state on the record the specific grounds permitting the meeting to be closed and describe the subject to be discussed. / • Preliminary consideration of allegations or charges against an individual V subject to the council's authority. If members decide that discipline is warranted,further meetings must be open.The meeting must be open at the request of the individual who is the subject of the meeting,so advance notice to the individual is needed. ' • Portions of a meeting at which some not-public data is discussed Such data includes data that would identify victims or reporters of domestic abuse,criminal sexual conduct,and other specific data. 7. What are the notice requirements for a meeting? • Regular meetings. A schedule of the regular meetings must be kept on file in the city office.If the city decides to hold a meeting at a different time or place,it must give notice for a special meeting. • Special meetings. A city must post written notice of a special meeting on its principal bulletin board or on the door of its usual meeting room if it doesn't have a bulletin board.The notice must also be mailed to each individual who has filed a written request for notice of special meetings. This must be done at least three days before the meeting.As an alternative to mailing or delivering notice,the city can publish the notice in the official newspaper. • Closed meetings. The notice requirements for closed meetings are the same as those for open meetings. • Emergency meetings. 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. 4 League of Minnesota Cities