15-1-110. Minutes of meetings and titles of ordinances passed to be published; exception; contents; publication of names, salaries and wages of specified officials and employees.

(a) The governing body of any city or town shall designate a legal newspaper and publish once therein the minutes of all regular and special meetings of the governing body and the titles of all ordinances passed. If a newspaper is not published in the city or town the proceedings or ordinances shall be posted for at least ten (10) days in the city or town clerk's office and in such other places as the governing body determines. The clerk of each city or town shall within twelve (12) days after adjournment of every meeting, furnish the newspaper a copy of the proceedings of the meeting. Except for salaries and wages published under subsection (b) of this section, the copy shall include any bill presented to the governing body stating the amount of the bill, the amount allowed, the purpose of the bill and the claimant. Claims for part-time employees may be summarized by department without listing each part-time employee. The newspaper shall publish the copy of proceedings within nine (9) days after receipt.

(b) A city or town required to publish minutes under subsection (a) of this section shall separately publish:

(i) Within sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal year, the name, position and gross monthly salary of each full-time employee and each elected official. A brief statement shall accompany the salary publication specifying that all salaries are listed as gross monthly salaries or actual monthly wages, not including any fringe benefits such as health insurance costs, life insurance benefits and pension plans. The statement shall also indicate that the salaries or wages do not include any overtime the employee may earn which would be paid by the city or town;

(ii) Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 86, § 2.

(c) Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 86, § 2.

(d) Subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to undercover personnel working in the law enforcement field.