Meetings of City Councils

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Learn about the open meeting law, taking minutes, scheduling and conducting meetings (including use of rules of order, sometimes called parliamentary rules of procedure – one is Robert’s Rules), audience participation, recording meetings, meeting by telephone, and regulating attendance of council members. Understand how many members is a quorum. Most principles apply also to city boards, commissions, and other public bodies.