[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Eureka as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 6-7-2005 (Ordinance 2, Ch. 1, of the 2005 Code)]
A. 
The date and time of the regular meetings shall be established at the annual reorganizational Town Board meeting. Any regular meeting falling upon a holiday shall be held on the next following business day at the same time and place. All meetings, including special meetings and continued meetings, shall be held in the Town Hall unless the Town Board decides otherwise at a prior meeting, or meeting at the Town Hall is impossible, in which case the new meeting location will be posted.
[Amended 8-13-2007 by Res. No. 59]
B. 
All regular meetings, special meetings and emergency meetings shall comply with the notice requirements set forth in the Open Meeting Law, Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13D.
A. 
Special meetings. Special meetings are Town Board meetings occurring outside the schedule of regular meetings set forth above.
[Amended 8-13-2007 by Res. No. 59; 11-9-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-05]
(1) 
Special meetings for the issuance of building permits shall be called only in case of extreme emergency. Except in those cases, applications for building permits will be considered by the Town Board only at its regularly scheduled meetings.
(2) 
All costs of special meetings, including the salaries of the Supervisors and Clerk, those charged by the Township Attorney, Township consultants or other Town staff, and the costs of any publication which may be required, will be paid by the person on whose behalf the special meeting is called.
B. 
Emergency meetings. An emergency meeting is a special meeting called because of circumstances that, in the judgment of the Town Board, require immediate action involving protection of the public peace, health and safety.
As used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the indicated meanings:
REORGANIZATIONAL TOWN BOARD MEETING
A meeting held annually after the annual Township meeting at which the Town Board reorganizes to address Township business, such as election of Town Board Chair, designation of official newspaper, legal posting places, adoption of the calendar for the coming year, designation of a Township Attorney, and other organizational matters.
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Editor's Note: The definitions that appear in this section were formerly included in § 1-4 of the Code; they were relocated to this section as part of the 2022 recodification of the Code.
[Adopted 6-7-2005 (Ordinance 2, Ch. 4, of the 2005 Code)]
The Town Board may create such committees, standing or special, as it deems necessary. Such committees shall perform such duties as the Town Board may require. Any matter brought before the Town Board for consideration may be referred by the presiding officer to the appropriate committee or to a special task force appointed by him/her for a written report and recommendation before it is considered by the Town Board as a whole.
A. 
The special committee or task force shall consist of an odd number of individuals, to be no fewer than five, appointed by the Town Board. The Town Board shall determine the maximum number of individuals to serve on the task force.
[Amended 11-9-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-05]
B. 
Each special committee or task force report shall be signed by a majority of the members and shall be filed with the Clerk prior to the Town Board meeting at which it is to be submitted. Minority reports may be submitted.
C. 
Each committee or task force shall act promptly and faithfully on any matter referred to it. Each special committee or task force shall have a defined mission and time for expiration of the mission.