[Amended 1-13-1986 by Ord. No. 86-51; 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-339; 2-25-2002 by Ord. No. 02-104; 12-8-2003 by Ord. No. 04-20]
The regular meetings of the City Council shall
be held at 7:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Monday of each calendar
month in the City Council chambers in City Hall, or at other locations
approved by a majority of the Council at the next previous regular
meeting. Prior to each such meeting, the City Council may meet in
executive or workshop sessions. Notice of such meetings shall be provided
in advance in accordance with the provisions of state law.
A. Other locations; notice. In the event that the Council
votes to hold its regular meeting at a location other than at City
Hall, the City Clerk shall post a notice to that effect at least seven
days prior to said meeting on the bulletin board at the entrance of
City Hall.
B. Adjournment to another location. In addition to the
above, the City Council, by a majority vote, may adjourn its regular
meeting to another location, without prior notice thereof, in the
event that the meeting place is of insufficient capacity to provide
adequate seating for those wishing to attend said meeting.
C. Holidays. If a regular meeting date shall fall on
a legal holiday or on the evening preceding a legal holiday, as defined
by statute, the regular meeting shall be held on the following Wednesday
at the same time and place.
D. Absences. In the event that the Council Chair has
been notified that three or more Councilors will be unavailable for
a regular meeting, the Council Chair may reschedule that meeting to
the following Wednesday at the same time and place.
[Amended 10-15-1975; at time of adoption
of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
All in accordance with the provisions of Article
II, Section 5, of the Bangor City Charter, special meetings may be called by the Chair or a majority of the members of the City Council. Notice of such meeting shall be served on each member of the Council in accordance with said Section 6. In addition, notice of such meeting shall be posted in the lobby of City Hall and delivered at least 24 hours in advance to all daily newspapers, radio stations and television stations having their principal place of business within the City.
[Amended 9-27-1976; 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-339; 8-8-2011 by Ord. No. 11-251]
The City Clerk shall cause all proceedings conducted
at regular or special meetings of the City Council to be recorded.
The City Clerk shall also cause all meetings or hearings conducted
by the Planning Board and the Board of Appeals to be recorded. No
such recordings shall be erased or destroyed for a period of at least
60 months from the date of such meetings or hearings.