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The following Rules of Order for the Hamburg Town Board shall be adopted immediately and supersede the Rules of Order adopted by the Hamburg Town Board at its reorganizational meeting in January of 2025. 1. REGULAR MEETINGS A. Regular meetings of the Town Board shall be held on dates as established, at least quarterly, by the Town Board. Regular meetings shall be on Mondays, starting at 7:00 pm. B. Each regular meeting and all adjourned meetings shall be open for consideration of any matter which in accordance with these rules, may be properly brought to the attention of the Town Board. C. All items duly noted and timely filed for the meeting agenda shall be considered by the Town Board unless a majority of the Board votes otherwise. By majority vote of the Town Board, items not filed timely, may be considered and voted upon. The Town Board shall end its regular business meetings by 10 p.m. Any unfinished items shall be carried over to the next regular meeting of the Town Board. 2. SPECIAL MEETINGS A. Special meetings must be for business that is truly of an emergency or critical nature. A special meeting shall be held at the call of the Supervisor pursuant to Town Law 62(2) or by members of the Town Board as is specified in 62(2) of the Town Law. Appropriate notice shall be given by the Town Clerk as to the time, nature, and place of the special meeting. Only business specified in the public notice thereof may be transacted at a special meeting. Notice shall be at least 48 hours before the date fixed for holding the Special Meeting. B. In accordance with New York State Open Meetings Law, the Town Board designates the following sites for the Town Clerk to place public notices for all meetings: (1) the Town of Hamburg website; and (2) the Town Clerk’s bulletin board in the main lobby of the Hamburg Town Hall. 3. WORK SESSIONS A. Prior to each regular meeting, the Town Board may hold an informal Work Session in accordance with the New York State Open Meetings Law. B. The regular work session shall be held at 5:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted, in the main conference room of Town Hall. C. At such work session the Town Board shall discuss the regular or special meeting work agenda, and consider whether any late filed resolutions shall be considered as reflecting a true emergency circumstance or a clearly memorial or ceremonial scope. Other matters may be 7