2.36.050 Meetings open to the public.
A. Every meeting of the city council is open to the public unless the meeting is closed pursuant to subsection (B) of this section.
B. A closed meeting may be held upon the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the public body present at an open meeting for which notice is given pursuant to Section 2.36.060, provided a quorum is present. No closed meeting is allowed except as to matters set forth under subsection (C) of this section. No ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, contract, or appointment shall be approved at a closed meeting. The reasons for holding a closed meeting and the vote, either for or against the proposition to hold such a meeting, cast by each member by name shall be entered on the minutes of the meeting. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require any meeting to be closed to the public.
C. A closed meeting may be held pursuant to Section 52-4-205 of the Utah Code Annotated for any of the following purposes:
1. Discussion of the character, professional competence, or physical or mental health of an individual;
2. Strategy sessions to discuss collective bargaining;
3. Strategy sessions to discuss pending or reasonably imminent litigation;
4. Strategy sessions to discuss the purchase, exchange, or lease of real property when public discussion of the transaction would disclose the appraisal or estimated value of the property under consideration or prevent the public body from completing the transaction on the best possible terms;
5. Strategy sessions to discuss the sale of real property when:
a. Public discussion of the transaction would disclose the appraisal or estimated value of the property under consideration or prevent the public body from completing the transaction on the best possible terms;
b. The public body had previously given public notice that the property would be offered for sale; and
c. The terms of the sale are publicly disclosed before the public body approves the sale;
6. Discussion regarding deployment of security personnel, devices or systems; and
7. Investigative proceedings regarding allegations of criminal misconduct.
A public body may not interview a person applying to fill an elected position in a closed meeting.
Nothing in this section may be construed to require any public body to approve the purchase, sale, exchange or lease of real property if that public body is not required to approve the purchase, sale, exchange or lease of real property under other laws.
D. This section shall not apply to any chance meeting or social meeting. No chance meeting or social meeting shall be used to circumvent this article. This section shall not prohibit the removal of any person who willfully disrupts a meeting to the extent that orderly conduct is seriously compromised. (Ord. 2/16/2010O-2 § 1 (Exh. A (part)); Ord. 4/21/2009O-7 § 1 (Exh. A (part)); Ord. 10/02/2007O-14 § 1 (Exh. A)(2.8.102). Formerly 2.36.020)