Section 2-10. Meetings of Town Council
(a) Regular Meetings. The Town Council shall hold regular meetings not less than once per month and shall schedule by ordinance a time and place for regular meetings.
(b) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Town Council shall be called by the Town Clerk on the request of the Mayor or the Town Manager, or a majority of the Town Council. At least twenty-four (24) hours prior to such meeting, the Town Clerk shall post a notice of the meeting in at least one (1) public place within the Town and shall provide reasonable notice to all Councilmembers of the meeting. Councilmembers shall have the duty to keep the Town Clerk informed of their preferred method of receiving notice for this and other provisions of this Charter. A special meeting may be held on shorter notice to the members of the Town Council and with less than twenty-four (24) hour advance posting of notice if a quorum of the Town Council consents at the beginning of such meeting. (Amended April 1, 2014)
(c) Organizational Meeting. At the first regular meeting following a regular election, and before the Town Council conducts any official business other than approval of minutes from past meetings, the Town Clerk shall administer the oath of office to newly-elected members of the Town Council, and they shall assume office at that time. The Town Council shall then proceed at such meeting or at a subsequent meeting, if approved by a majority of the Councilmembers present and voting, to appoint the Mayor Pro Tem and conduct such other organizational business as it sees fit.
(d) Place of Meetings. Meetings of the Town Council shall be held in Town Hall. When Town Hall facilities are not available or are inadequate, or if approved by a majority of the Town Council for special reasons, the Town Council may designate an alternate place for such meeting and post notice thereof as provided in subsection (b) above.
(e) Meetings Open to the Public – Executive Sessions Authorized. All meetings of the Town Council shall be open to the public. Executive sessions may be conducted during regular or special meetings of the Town Council to the maximum extent permitted by the laws of the State as may be enacted from time to time. Executive sessions shall not be “meetings” for the purpose of this Section.
(f) Quorum. A majority of the Town Council, and the Mayor, in office at the time shall be a quorum for the transaction of business at all Town Council meetings. (Amended January 17, 2019)