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(A) Any person may determine the time and place of all regularly scheduled meetings and the time, place and purpose of all special meetings by:
(1) Writing to the following address:
“Ohio Public Employees Retirement System
277 East Town Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215-4642”
(2) Calling the following telephone number during normal business hours: (800) 222-7377 (800-222-pers).
(3) By consulting the statehouse press room.
(B) Any representative of the news media may obtain notice of all special meetings by making a written request that such notice be provided. However, such notice will be given to only one representative of any particular publication or radio or television station. A request for such notification shall be sent to the system’s executive director at the address listed in paragraph (A) of this rule.
(1) The request shall provide the name, mailing address, and no more than two telephone numbers of the individual media representative to be contacted. The system shall maintain a list of all representatives of the media who have requested notice of special meetings pursuant to this paragraph.
(2) In the event of a special meeting which is not an emergency, the system shall notify all media representatives on its list of such requests by doing at least one of the following:
(a) Sending written notice, which must be mailed no later than four calendar days prior to the day of the special meeting;
(b) Notifying such representative by telephone no later than twenty-four hours prior to the special meeting; such telephone notice shall be complete if a message has been left for the representative, or, if after reasonable effort, the system has been unable to provide such telephone notice;
(c) Informing such representative personally no later than twenty-four hours prior to the special meeting.
(C) In the event of a special meeting which is an emergency, the system shall notify all media representatives on its list of such requests by providing either the notice described in paragraph (B)(2)(b) or (B)(2)(c) of this rule, or notifying the clerk of the statehouse press room, except the notice is not required to be given twenty-four hours prior to the meeting but shall be given as soon as possible.
(D) In giving notices required by this rule, the system may rely on assistance provided by any member of the Ohio legislative correspondents association. Such notice is complete if given to such member as provided in this rule.
(E) The system shall maintain a list of all persons who have requested, in writing, notice of all meetings of the public employees retirement board.
Effective: 01/01/2006
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 09/29/2005 and 09/29/2010
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 121.22, 145.09
Rule Amplifies: 121.22, 145.07
Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/03, 4/30/94, 1/21/76