1476                                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                                        Ch. 284

Also in the introductory language of this section, the
clause "whenever the public body is carrying out" is
added to incorporate the substance of the first
sentence of former Art. 76A, § 9, which stated that
this subtitle applies to a public body "when it is
exercising" an enumerated function and, thus, limited
the seemingly all-inclusive statement in former Art.
76A, § 10 that read, in part, "the meetings of every
public body shall be open".

Defined terms: "Advisory function" § 4-101
"Legislative function" § 4-101
"Meet" § 4-101 "Public body" § 4-101
"Quasi-legislative function" § 4-101

4-106. NOTICE OF OPEN SESSION.

(A)  REQUIRED.

BEFORE MEETING IN A SESSION THAT THIS SUBTITLE REQUIRES TO
BE OPEN, A PUBLIC BODY SHALL GIVE REASONABLE ADVANCE NOTICE OF
THE SESSION.

(B)  FORM.

WHENEVER REASONABLE, A NOTICE UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL:

(1)  BE IN WRITING; AND

(2)   INCLUDE THE DATE, TIME, AND PLACE OF THE SESSION.

(C)  METHOD.

A PUBLIC BODY MAY GIVE THE NOTICE UNDER THIS SECTION AS
FOLLOWS:

(1)  BY DELIVERY TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NEWS MEDIA
WHO REGULARLY REPORT ON SESSIONS OF THE PUBLIC BODY OR THE
ACTIVITIES OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF WHICH THE PUBLIC BODY IS A
PART;

(2)   IF THE PUBLIC BODY PREVIOUSLY HAS GIVEN PUBLIC
NOTICE THAT THIS METHOD WILL BE USED, BY POSTING OR DEPOSITING
THE NOTICE AT A CONVENIENT PUBLIC LOCATION AT OR NEAR THE PLACE
OF THE SESSION; OR

(3)  BY ANY OTHER REASONABLE METHOD.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Art. 76A, §
12(b), (c)(2) through (4), and the first sentence of
(a), as they related to political subdivisions.

In subsection (a) of this section, the clause
"[b]efore meeting in a session that this subtitle