5355-S2 AMH ENGR H4407.E

2SSB 5355  - H COMM AMD
     By Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs

ADOPTED AND ENGROSSED 2/27/12

     Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

"Sec. 1   RCW 42.30.080 and 2005 c 273 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A special meeting may be called at any time by the presiding officer of the governing body of a public agency or by a majority of the members of the governing body by delivering written notice personally, by mail, by fax, or by electronic mail to each member of the governing body((; and)).
     (2) Notice of a special meeting called under subsection (1) of this section shall be:
     (a) Delivered
to each local newspaper of general circulation and ((to each)) local radio or television station ((which)) that has on file with the governing body a written request to be notified of such special meeting or of all special meetings;
     (b) Posted on the agency's web site, if any, unless an agency has insufficient qualified personnel, as defined by a job description or existing contract, to update the web site; and
     (c) Prominently displayed at the main entrance of the agency's principal location and the meeting site if it is not held at the agency's principal location
.
     Such notice must be delivered ((personally, by mail, by fax, or by electronic mail)) or posted, as applicable, at least twenty-four hours before the time of such meeting as specified in the notice.
     (3) The call and notices required under subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall specify the time and place of the special meeting and the business to be transacted. Final disposition shall not be taken on any other matter at such meetings by the governing body. ((Such written notice may be dispensed with as to any member who at or prior to the time the meeting convenes files with the clerk or secretary of the governing body a written waiver of notice. Such waiver may be given by telegram, by fax, or electronic mail. Such written notice may also be dispensed with as to any member who is actually present at the meeting at the time it convenes.))
     (4) The notices provided in this section may be dispensed with in the event a special meeting is called to deal with an emergency involving injury or damage to persons or property or the likelihood of such injury or damage, when time requirements of such notice would make notice impractical and increase the likelihood of such injury or damage."

     Correct the title.

--- END ---