KRS 61.823: Special meetings -- Emergency meetings.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, special meetings shall be held

in accordance with the provisions of subsections (2), (3), and (4) of this section.

(2) The presiding officer or a majority of the members of the public agency may call a

special meeting.

(3) The public agency shall provide written notice of the special meeting. The notice

shall consist of the date, time, and place of the special meeting and the agenda.

Discussions and action at the meeting shall be limited to items listed on the agenda

in the notice.

(4) (a) As soon as possible, written notice shall be delivered personally, transmitted

by facsimile machine, or mailed to every member of the public agency as well

as each media organization which has filed a written request, i ncluding a

mailing address, to receive notice of special meetings. The notice shall be

calculated so that it shall be received at least twenty-four (24) hours before the

special meeting. The public agency may periodically, but no more often than

once in a calendar year, inform media organizations that they will have to

submit a new written request or no longer receive written notice of special

meetings until a new written request is filed.

(b) A public agency may satisfy the requirements of paragraph (a) of this

subsection by transmitting the written notice by electronic mail to public

agency members and media organizations that have filed a written request

with the public agency indicating their preference to receive electronic mail

notification in lieu of notice by personal delivery, facsimile machine, or mail.

The written request shall include the electronic mail address or addresses of

the agency member or media organization.

(c) As soon as possible, written notice shall also be posted in a conspicuous pl ace

in the building where the special meeting will take place and in a conspicuous

place in the building which houses the headquarters of the agency. The notice

shall be calculated so that it shall be posted at least twenty -four (24) hours

before the special meeting.

(5) In the case of an emergency which prevents compliance with subsections (3) and (4)

of this section, this subsection shall govern a public agency's conduct of a special

meeting. The special meeting shall be called pursuant to subsection (2) of this

section. The public agency shall make a reasonable effort, under emergency

circumstances, to notify the members of the agency, media organizations which

have filed a written request pursuant to subsection (4)(a) of this section, and the

public of t he emergency meeting. At the beginning of the emergency meeting, the

person chairing the meeting shall briefly describe for the record the emergency

circumstances preventing compliance with subsections (3) and (4) of this section.

These comments shall appe ar in the minutes. Discussions and action at the

emergency meeting shall be limited to the emergency for which the meeting is

called.