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471.705 MUNICIPAL RIGHTS,POWERS,DUTIES 1202 (c)Each member of a body participating in a meeting by electronic means is considered present at the meeting for purposes of determining a quorum and participating in all proceed- ings. (d)If interactive television is used to conduct a meeting,to the extent practical,a public body shall allow a person to monitor the meeting electronically from a remote location.The body may require the person making such a connection to pay for documented marginal costs that the public body incurs as a result of the additional connection. (e)If interactive television is used to conduct a regular,special,or emergency meeting, the public body shall provide notice of the regular meeting location and notice of any site where a member of the public body will be participating in the meeting by interactive televi- sion.The timing and method of providing notice must be as described in subdivision 1 c. Subd.1 a.Labor negotiations.Subdivision 1 does not apply to a meeting held pursuant to the procedure in this subdivision.The governing body of a public employer may by a ma- jority vote in a public meeting decide to hold a closed meeting to consider strategy for labor negotiations,including negotiation strategies or developments or discussion and review of labor negotiation proposals,conducted pursuant to sections 179A.01 to 179A.25.The time of commencement and place of the closed meeting shall be announced at the public meeting. A written roll of members and all other persons present at the closed meeting shall be made available to the public after the closed meeting.The proceedings of a closed meeting to dis- cuss negotiation strategies shall be tape—recorded at the expense of the governing body.The recording shall be preserved for two years after the contract is signed and shall be made avail- able to the public after all labor contracts are signed by the governing body for the current budget period. If an action is brought claiming that public business other than discussions of labor ne- gotiation strategies or developments or discussion and review of labor negotiation proposals was transacted at a closed meeting held pursuant to this subdivision during the time when the tape is not available to the public,the court shall review the recording of the meeting in cam- era.If the court finds that this subdivision was not violated,the action shall be dismissed and the recording shall be sealed and preserved in the records of the court until otherwise made available to the public pursuant to this subdivision.If the court finds that this subdivision was violated,the recording may be introduced at trial in its entirety subject to any protective or- ders as requested by either party and deemed appropriate by the court. Subd. lb.Written materials.In any meeting which under subdivision 1 must be open to the public,at least one copy of any printed materials relating to the agenda items of the meeting prepared or distributed by or at the direction of the governing body or its employees and: (1)distributed at the meeting to all members of the governing body; (2)distributed before the meeting to all members;or (3)available in the meeting room to all members shall be available in the meeting room for inspection by the public while the governing body considers their subject matter.This subdivision does not apply to materials classified by law as other than public as defined in chapter 13,or to materials relating to the agenda items of a closed meeting held in accordance with the procedures in subdivision 1 a or other law permit- ting the closing of meetings. Subd. I c.Notice of meetings.(a) Regular meetings.A schedule of the regular meet- ings of a public body shall be kept on file at its primary offices.If a public body decides to hold a regular meeting at a time or place different from the time or place stated in its schedule of regular meetings,it shall give the same notice of the meeting that is provided in this subdi- vision for a special meeting. (b) Special meetings.For a special meeting,except an emergency meeting or a special meeting for which a notice requirement is otherwise expressly established by statute, the public body shall post written notice of the date,time,place,and purpose of the meeting on the principal bulletin board of the public body,or if the public body has no principal bulletin • board,on the door of its usual meeting room.The notice shall also be mailed or otherwise delivered to each person who has filed a written request for notice of special meetings with the public body.This notice shall be posted and mailed or delivered at least three days before