ORDINANCE NO. 051098
Amending Article II of the Code
of Ordinances of the City by repealing Section 2-43, Special sessions of the
council and enacting in its place a new section on the same subject.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That
Article II of the Code of Ordinances of the City is hereby amended by repealing
Section 2-43, Special sessions of the council and enacting in its place a new
section on the same subject, to read as follows:
Sec. 2-43. Special sessions of council.
(a) Publication
of notice. Upon written request of the mayor, the city manager or three or more
members of the council, the city clerk shall call the council to meet in
special session as requested, by giving notice of the special session in
accordance with Section 610.020, RSMo. Special sessions may be called for any
reason, including, but not limited to, emergencies such as fire, flood,
earthquake, tornado, dam failure, blizzard, hazardous material threat, riot,
civil disturbance, enemy attack, sabotage, terrorism or epidemic.
(b) Personal
notice to councilmembers. Immediately upon receipt of such written request, the
city clerk must make diligent efforts to notify each member of the council in
person, either by telephone or otherwise, of such special session; but failure
of the clerk to give or of the councilmember to receive such personal notice
shall not affect the validity of any such special session or of any proceedings
had at the session.
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Approved
as to form and legality:
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Heather
A. Brown
Assistant City Attorney