(1) The board shall meet regularly at a time and in a place to be designated by the board. Special meetings may be held as often as the needs of the special district require, upon notice to each director. Special meetings include study sessions at which a quorum of the board is in attendance and notice of the meetings has been given in accordance with subsection (2) of this section or section 24-6-402 (2)(c), and at which information is presented but no official action can be taken by the board. All special and regular meetings of the board shall be held at locations which are within the boundaries of the district or which are within the boundaries of any county in which the district is located, in whole or in part, or in any county so long as the meeting location does not exceed twenty miles from the district boundaries. The provisions of this subsection (1) governing the location of meetings may be waived only if the following criteria are met:
The proposed change of location of a meeting of the board appears on the agenda of aregular or special meeting of the board; and
A resolution is adopted by the board stating the reason for which a meeting of theboard is to be held in a location other than under the provisions of this subsection (1) and further stating the date, time, and place of such meeting.
Notice of time and place designated for all regular and special meetings shall beprovided in accordance with section 24-6-402. Special meetings may be called by any director by informing the other directors of the date, time, and place of such special meeting, and the purpose for which it is called, and by providing notice in accordance with section 24-6-402. All official business of the board shall be conducted only during said regular or special meetings at which a quorum is present, and all said meetings shall be open to the public.
The notice posted pursuant to subsection (2) of this section for any regular or specialmeeting at which the board intends to make a final determination to issue or refund general obligation indebtedness, to consolidate the special district with another special district, to dissolve the special district, to file a plan for the adjustment of debt under federal bankruptcy law, or to enter into a private contract with a director, or not to make a scheduled bond payment, shall set forth such proposed action.
Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1587, § 1, effective July 1. L. 90: (1) amended, p. 1496, § 4, effective April 10. L. 91: (3) added, p. 789, § 17, effective June 4. L. 2009: (2) amended, (SB 09-087), ch. 325, p. 1735, § 6, effective September 1. L. 2017: IP(1) amended, (HB 17-1297), ch. 364, p. 1905, § 2, effective August 9. L. 2019: (2) amended, (HB 19-1087), ch. 134, p. 610, § 2, effective August 2.
Editor's note: The provisions of this section are similar to provisions of several former sections as they existed prior to 1981. For a detailed comparison, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index.