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54955. Adjournment; adjourned meetings

The legislative body of a local agency may adjourn any regular, adjourned regular, special or
adjourned special meeting to a time and place specified in the order of adjournment. Less than a
quorum may so adjourn from time to time. If all members are absent from any regular or
adjourned regular meeting the clerk or secretary of the legislative body may declare the meeting
adjourned to a stated time and place and he shall cause a written notice of the adjournment to be
given in the same manner as provided in Section 54956 for special meetings, unless such notice
is waived as provided for special meetings. A copy of the order or notice of adjournment shall
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) 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 telegram. The written
notice may also be dispensed with as to any member who is actually present at the meeting at the
time it convenes.

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.

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