21.4 - PUBLIC NOTICE.
21.4 PUBLIC NOTICE.
1. A governmental body, except township trustees, shall give
notice of the time, date, and place of each meeting, and its
tentative agenda, in a manner reasonably calculated to apprise the
public of that information. Reasonable notice shall include advising
the news media who have filed a request for notice with the
governmental body and posting the notice on a bulletin board or other
prominent place which is easily accessible to the public and clearly
designated for that purpose at the principal office of the body
holding the meeting, or if no such office exists, at the building in
which the meeting is to be held.
2. a. Notice conforming with all of the requirements of
subsection 1 of this section shall be given at least twenty-four
hours prior to the commencement of any meeting of a governmental body
unless for good cause such notice is impossible or impractical, in
which case as much notice as is reasonably possible shall be given.
Each meeting shall be held at a place reasonably accessible to the
public, and at a time reasonably convenient to the public, unless for
good cause such a place or time is impossible or impractical.
Special access to the meeting may be granted to persons with
disabilities.
b. When it is necessary to hold a meeting on less than
twenty-four hours' notice, or at a place that is not reasonably
accessible to the public, or at a time that is not reasonably
convenient to the public, the nature of the good cause justifying
that departure from the normal requirements shall be stated in the
minutes.
3. A formally constituted subunit of a parent governmental body
may conduct a meeting without notice as required by this section
during a lawful meeting of the parent governmental body, a recess in
that meeting, or immediately following that meeting, if the meeting
of the subunit is publicly announced at the parent meeting and the
subject of the meeting reasonably coincides with the subjects
discussed or acted upon by the parent governmental body.
4. If another section of the Code requires a manner of giving
specific notice of a meeting, hearing, or an intent to take action by
a governmental body, compliance with that section shall constitute
compliance with the notice requirements of this section. Section History: Early Form
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 28A.4] Section History: Recent Form
C85, § 21.4
96 Acts, ch 1129, § 113; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §201
Referred to in § 21.3, 21.8, 35C.1, 275.15, 282.11