§ 2-518. Adherence to Louisiana Public Meetings Law.

(a)

All boards, committees and commissions operating under the governing authority of Jefferson Parish shall strictly adhere to the requirements of the Louisiana Public Meetings Law.

(b)

The meetings of all said boards, committees and commissions shall be recorded on audio tape and proper identification of all persons whose voices are recorded shall be properly noted. Any portion of a meeting in executive session held in accordance with the Louisiana Public Meetings Law or other applicable authority shall be exempt from this requirement.

(c)

Such recordings shall be archived by their respective agencies for a period of not less than three (3) years and, during said period, shall be made available to the Jefferson Parish Council upon request and to the general public under the authority of the Louisiana Public Records Act.

(d)

All boards, committees and commissions shall submit an annual meeting calendar, which includes meeting dates, times and locations, key activities and anticipated major events, to the Jefferson Parish Council Clerk by December 31 of the year preceding the year to which the meeting calendar applies. Said calendar may be amended by the board, committee or commission, and all such amendments shall be submitted to the council clerk within ten (10) working days of the amendment. However, boards, committees and commissions which meet on an irregular or as-needed basis shall be exempt from this requirement.

(e)

The requirements of subsections (b), (c) and (d) above shall not apply to ad-hoc and non-standing boards, committees and commissions. However, such boards, committees and commissions shall submit written summaries of their meetings and actions taken by them to the parish council clerk within ten (10) working days of each meeting. The clerk shall distribute copies of the summaries to each councilman.

(Ord. No. 21328, § 2, 7-18-01)