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Board formalizes agenda-posting locations after state law change
Summary
City staff told the board that House File 2490 requires prominent posting of agendas on a government body's website and in conspicuous physical locations; the board voted to designate the north and south airlocks of City Hall and the city website as official posting places.
The board voted to designate the north and south airlocks of City Hall and the city website as the official posting places for meeting agendas after staff said a recent state law changed noticing requirements.
City staff (Speaker 5) told the board that "So house file 24 90 recently modified section 4 of chapter 21 relating to public meeting noticing requirements." Staff said the city already posts agendas in those airlocks and on the website and recommended formally recording those locations at the first meeting of each calendar year. Chair Speaker 2 called for a motion; Speaker 1 moved to approve the designated posting places and Speaker 4 seconded. The motion carried.
Why it matters: the written designation ensures the city meets the statutory requirement that agendas be posted in "prominent and conspicuous locations" and on the governmental body's primary internet site. The board's action simply formalizes current practice rather than changing where agendas are made available.
What happened next: the motion to designate the posting places was adopted by the board and recorded as approved. No other public testimony was offered on the item.
