§ 2.12. Meetings of the Town Council.

(a)

The organizational meeting of the Town of Pomona Park Town Council shall be held at the Town Hall on the regularly scheduled meeting day after the general Town election. The first order under new business shall be the administering of the oath of office to the newly elected members of the Town Council. Thereafter, the Town Council shall meet regularly, not less than once each month, on the second Tuesday of each month, or at such times as may be prescribed by the Mayor-Councilman, or as may be prescribed by Ordinance.

(b)

The Mayor-Councilman or any two Councilmen may call Special Meetings upon at least 12 hours' written notice to each member of the Town Council, served personally, or left at his/her usual place of residence with some member of his/her family over the age of 15. Any Councilman may call Emergency Meetings, with an attempt to notify the public, but the emergency must be that the Town's health, safety, welfare, or the Town's finances are in immediate danger. Special or emergency meetings shall be restricted to the subject(s) for which the meeting was called.

(c)

Notwithstanding subsection (b), the Town Council shall take all reasonable steps to ensure timely notice to the public of Special and Emergency Meetings, which, at least shall include posting notice of the meeting in a central location designated by the Council for that purpose. The Town Council may, by Motion, adjourn and continue to a certain time any Regular or Special Meeting, provided there is compliance with the requirement of public notice. All Regular and Special Meetings of the Town Council, other than the specific exceptions provided by general law, shall be open to the public. All Regular Meetings shall be held at the Town Hall; however, nothing in this section prohibits the Town from holding Regular Meetings at a location other than the Town Hall, as long as the Town complies with all public notice requirements in accordance with the general laws of Florida.

(d)

Pursuant to F.S. § 286.0105, the Town Council shall include in the notice of any meeting or hearing, if notice of the meeting or hearing is required, the advice that if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Town Council with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. The requirements of this subsection do not apply to the notice provided in F.S. § 200.063(3), Method of fixing millage.

State law reference

Notices of meetings and hearings must advise that a record is required to appeal, F.S. § 286.0105.