3304-1-03 Open meetings.

 

 

 

3304-1-03                    Open meetings.

 

 

 

(A)    Any person may learn the time and place of all regularly scheduled commission meetings and the time, place, and purpose of all special meetings by:

 

(1)  Writing to the office of the RSC executive director.

 

(2)    Calling RSC's general information telephone number during normal business hours.

 

(3)          Checking  the                                 RSC                    website: www.state.oh.us/rsc/commissioners_listing.asp#meeting.www.rsc.ohio.gov/commissioners_l and scrolling down the screen to view the commission meeting schedule.

 

(B)    Any news organization may obtain notice of all special commission meetings by requesting in writing that such notices be provided. Such notice will only be given, however, to one representative of any particular publication or radio or television station. A request for such notification shall be addressed to the office of the RSC executive director.

 

(1)   The request shall provide the name of the individual media representative to be contacted, the U.S. postal mailing address, an electronic mailing address and a maximum of two telephone numbers. RSC shall maintain a list of all representatives of the news media who have requested notice of special meetings pursuant to this rule.

 

(2)   When there is a special meeting that is not an emergency, RSC shall notify all media representatives on the list of such meeting by notifying such representatives by telephone or electronic mail no later than  twenty-four hours prior to the special meeting. Such telephoneTelephone notice shall be complete if a message has been left for the representative, or if, after reasonable effort, RSC has been unable to provide such telephone notice. Electronic notice shall be complete once sent without receiving a notice that the message was undeliverable.

 

(3)     When there is a special emergency meeting, RSC shall notify all media representatives on the list of such meeting by providing the notice described in paragraph (B)(2) of this rule. In such event, however, the notice need not be given twenty-four hours prior to the meeting, but shall be given as soon as possible.

 

(4)   In giving the notices required by paragraphs (B) to (B)(3) of this rule, RSC may rely on assistance provided by any member of the commission and any such

 

 

 

notice  is  complete  if  given  by  such  member  in  the  manner  provided  in paragraphs (B) to (B)(3) of this rule.

(C)   RSC shall maintain a list of all persons who have requested, in writing, notice of all commission meetings at which specific subject matters designated by such persons are scheduled to be discussed. No later than ten days prior to each meeting, RSC shall send by first-class postal mail or by electronic mail a meeting agenda to such persons.

Effective:                                                     04/11/2008

R.C. 119.032 review dates:                         01/14/2008 and 01/07/2013

CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Certification

04/01/2008

Date

Promulgated Under:                           119.03

Statutory Authority:                           3304.15, 3304.16(A)

Rule Amplifies:                                  121.22(F)

Prior Effective Dates:                         11/28/1975, 12/21/1976, 10/3/1983, 11/10/1997,

1/7/2003