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IV. REGULAR AND SPECIAL MEETINGS Rule 6. Regular and Special Meetings. a) Regular Meetings. The board shall hold a regular meeting on the first and third Monday of each month. If a regular meeting day is a holiday on which county offices are closed, the meeting shall be held on the next business day or such succeeding day as may be specified in the motion adjourning the immediately preceding regular meeting. Regular meetings shall be held at the Commissioners' Room in the Lee County Government Center. 106 Hillcrest Drive, Sanford, North Carolina, and shall begin at 9:00 a.m. for the meeting on the first Monday of the month and at 3:00 p.m. for the second meeting in each month. The board may change the place or time of a particular meeting or for all regular meetings within a specified period by resolution adopted, posted, and noticed at least seven days before the change takes effect. Such a resolution shall be filed with the clerk to the board and posted at or near the regular meeting place, and copies shall be sent to all persons who have requested notice of special meetings of the board. b) Special Meetings. The chair or a majority of board members may at any time call a special meeting of the board by signing a notice stating the time and place of the meeting and the subjects to be considered. Person or persons calling the meeting shall cause the notice to be posted on the principal bulletin board next to the Commissioners' Room in the Lee County Government Center and delivered to the chair and all other board members or left at the usual dwelling place of each member at least 48 hours before the meeting. In addition, the notice shall be mailed or delivered to individual persons and news organizations having requested such notice as provided in subsection (e) below. Only items of business specified in the notice may be transacted at a special meeting, unless all members are present or those not present have signed waivers. C) Emergency Meetings. If a special meeting is called to deal with an unexpected circumstance requiring immediate consideration, the notice requirements of this rule do not apply. However, the person or persons calling an emergency meeting shall take reasonable action to inform the other members and the public of the meetin(l. Local news organizations having requested notice of special meetings as provided in subsection (e) below shall be notified of such emergency meeting by the same method used to notify board members. Only business connected with the emergency may be discussed at the meeting. d) Work Sessions and Committee Meetings. The board shall hold a special work session to be called at the discretion of the Chairman or a majority of the full board. If a special work session day is a holiday on which county businesses are closed, the meeting shall be held on the next business day or such succeeding day as may be specified in the motion adjourning the immediately preceding regular work session. 4