Indiana § 13-21-5-7 - Special meetings; notice
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§ 13-21-5-7. Special meetings; notice
Sec. 7. (a) If the board conducts a meeting other than a regularly scheduled public meeting conducted under section 2 of this chapter:
(1) notice of the meeting must be given in accordance with IC 5-14-1.5-5;
(2) an agenda of the meeting must be posted at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance under IC 5-14-1.5-4; and
(3) the board shall notify a general circulation newspaper in each county that makes up the district of the meeting and the agenda to be discussed.
(b) The notice to the newspaper under this section shall be given by:
(1) first class mail if notice can reasonably be expected to reach the newspaper at least forty-eight (48) hours before the meeting; and
(2) telephone if notice cannot reasonably be expected to reach the newspaper under subdivision (1).
(c) At the meeting, the board may discuss only those matters that were indicated on the meeting agenda prepared under this section.
[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-9.5-4-2(g).]
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.11.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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