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be conspicuously posted on or near the door of the place where the regular, adjourned regular,
special or adjourned special meeting was held within 24 hours after the time of the adjournment.
When a regular or adjourned regular meeting is adjourned as provided in this section, the
resulting adjourned regular meeting is a regular meeting for all purposes. When an order of
adjournment of any meeting fails to state the hour at which the adjourned meeting is to be held, it
shall be held at the hour specified for regular meetings by ordinance, resolution, bylaw, or other
rule.

54955.1. Continuance of hearing

Any hearing being held, or noticed or ordered to be held, by a legislative body of a local agency
at any meeting may by order or notice of continuance be continued or recontinued to any
subsequent meeting of the legislative body in the same manner and to the same extent set forth in
Section 54955 for the adjournment of meetings; provided, that if the hearing is continued to a
time less than 24 hours after the time specified in the order or notice of hearing, a copy of the
order or notice of continuance of hearing shall be posted immediately following the meeting at
which the order or declaration of continuance was adopted or made.

54956. Special meetings; call; notice; meetings regarding local agency executive
salaries, salary schedules, or compensation in form of fringe benefits; posting
on Internet Website

(a)(1) A special meeting may be called at any time by the presiding officer of the legislative
body of a local agency, or by a majority of the members of the legislative body, by delivering
written notice to each member of the legislative body and to each local newspaper of general
circulation and radio or television station requesting notice in writing and posting a notice on the
local agency’s internet website, if the local agency has one. The notice shall be delivered
personally or by any other means and shall be received at least 24 hours before the time of the
meeting as specified in the notice. The call and notice shall specify the time and place of the
special meeting and the business to be transacted or discussed. No other business shall be
considered at these meetings by the legislative body. The 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 legislative body a written waiver of notice. The waiver may be given by
telephone or electronic mail. The written notice may also be dispensed with as to any member
who is actually present at the meeting at the time it convenes.

(2) The call and notice shall be posted at least 24 hours prior to the special meeting in a location
that is freely accessible to members of the public.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a legislative body shall not call a special meeting regarding
the salaries, salary schedules, or compensation paid in the form of fringe benefits of the
legislative body or of a local agency executive, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 3511.1.
However, this subdivision does not apply to a local agency calling a special meeting to discuss
the local agency’s budget.

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