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(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 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.

(c) For purposes of subdivision (a), the requirement that the agenda be posted on the local
agency’s Internet Website, if the local agency has one, shall only apply to a legislative body that
meets either of the following standards:

(1) A legislative body as that term is defined by subdivision (a) of Section 54952.

(2) A legislative body as that term is defined by subdivision (b) of Section 54952, if the
members of the legislative body are compensated for their appearance, and if one or more of the
members of the legislative body are also members of a legislative body as that term is defined by
subdivision (a) of Section 54952.

54956.5. Emergency meetings in emergency situations; notice

(a) For purposes of this section, “emergency situation” means both of the following:

(1) An emergency, which shall be defined as a work stoppage, crippling activity, or other
activity that severely impairs public health, safety, or both, as determined by a majority of the
members of the legislative body.

(2) A dire emergency, which shall be defined as a crippling disaster, mass destruction, terrorist
act, or threatened terrorist activity that poses peril so immediate and significant that requiring a
legislative body to provide one- hour notice before holding an emergency meeting under this
section may endanger the public health, safety, or both, as determined by a majority of the
members of the legislative body.

(b) (1) Subject to paragraph (2), in the case of an emergency situation involving matters upon
which prompt action is necessary due to the disruption or threatened disruption of public
facilities, a legislative body may hold an emergency meeting without complying with either the
24-hour notice requirement or the 24-hour posting requirement of Section 54956 or both of the
notice and posting requirements.

(2) Each local newspaper of general circulation and radio or television station that has requested
notice of special meetings pursuant to Section 54956 shall be notified by the presiding officer of
the legislative body, or designee thereof, one hour prior to the emergency meeting, or, in the case
of a dire emergency, at or near the time that the presiding officer or designee notifies the
members of the legislative body of the emergency meeting.

(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the notice required by this paragraph shall be given
by telephone and all telephone numbers provided in the most recent request of a newspaper or
station for notification of special meetings shall be exhausted. In the event that telephone
services are not functioning and the legislative body is not a school board, the notice
requirements of this paragraph shall be deemed waived, and the legislative body, or designee of

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