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13 14 <br /> the Clerk to the Board of Commissioners a written request for <br /> notice of all special meetings of the board. These are meetings <br /> not listed on the regular "Calendar of Meetings." Requests by <br /> individuals must be renewed on or before the last day of each <br /> calendar year and are subject to a $10.00 nonrefundable an- <br /> nual fee. Orange County maintains an online list service in which <br /> anyone may add their email address to receive meeting no- <br /> tices at no charge. <br /> Comment: The Open Meetings Law requires that any"official <br /> meeting" at which a majority of the board deliberates on pub- <br /> lic business must be open to the public and notice must be <br /> given. The last sentence of the rule embodies that principle. <br /> The rule goes beyond the Open Meetings Law in requiring a <br /> published schedule of work sessions or committee meetings <br /> held on a regular basis. <br /> G.S. 143-318.13(a) provides that if the board holds any regu- <br /> lar, special, emergency, or other official meeting by use of con- <br /> ference telephone or other electronic means, the clerk shall <br /> provide a location and means whereby members of the public <br /> may listen to the meeting and notice of the meeting shall specify <br /> that location. <br /> Rule 7. Location of Meetings. All meetings shall be held <br /> within the boundaries of Orange County except as otherwise <br /> provided herein. <br /> 1. A joint meeting with the governing board of any other po- <br /> litical subdivision of this state or any other state may be <br /> held within the boundaries of either subdivision as may be <br /> stated in the call of the meeting. At any such joint meeting, <br /> the board reserves the right to vote separately on all mat- <br /> ters coming before the joint meeting. <br /> 2. A special meeting called for the purpose of considering and <br /> acting upon any order or resolution requesting members <br /> of the General Assembly representing all or any portion of <br /> this county to support or oppose any bill pending in the <br /> General Assembly or proposed for introduction therein may <br /> be held in Raleigh or such other place as may be stated in <br /> the call of the meeting. <br /> 3. A meeting may be held in connection with a retreat, fo- <br /> rum, or similar gathering solely for the purpose of provid- <br />