Board of Aldermen Plans Friday Night Meeting

The Wentzville Board of Aldermen has scheduled a last minute work session following a retreat dinner this evening. 

The board a board retreat for tonight and tomorrow at Hilton Garden Inn in Winghaven. 

The work session is slated to begin at 9 p.m., following dinner in Winghaven Room I. Items on the agenda include:

• Review of board appointments
• Aldermen attendance
• Review city codes
• Work session topic list

The agenda for the meeting was posted at City Hall at 5:17 p.m. Thursday, coming in just hours before the 24 hour Sunshine Law requirement for public meetings. 

According to RSMO 610.020, at least 24 hours before a meeting, public bodies must "prominently post a notice of the meeting in its principal office."

The notice must include:

• Time of meeting
• Date and place of meeting
• Tentative agenda of an open meeting
• Whether the meeting is open or closed

The law also states that "if exceptional circumstances prevent the public body from posting notice 24 hours in advance or prevent the meeting from being held at a convenient time or in a place reasonably accessible to the public, the reasons should be stated in the meeting's minutes."

Tonight's meeting is open to the public.