with the governing body before permitting a member of the public entry to an open and public meeting of a governing body. (b) This Section shall not preclude voluntary sign-in sheets. Section 7. Notice. (a) A governing body shall give notice of any regular meeting. (b) A governing body shall apprise a member of the public of any regular meeting upon request. (c) For purposes of this section, "regular" meetings shall mean recurring meetings or proceedings held in accordance with a schedule declared by statute, rule or regulation of the governing body, and any meeting in which a final action may take place. Section 8. Exceptions. The following information shall not be made available to the public: (a) information properly classified as secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy as follows: (1) information may be classified as secret in the interest of national defense where the disclosure of the information would compromise the current ability of the Republic of Palau or the United States to provide for the defense of the Republic of Palau; (2) information related to negotiations with another country or another foreign entity that has its principal place of business in another country. (b) information related solely to internal operation procedures and practices of the governing body the release of which would potentially risk circumvention of law or regulations; (c) information specifically exempted by other statutes; (d) a trade secret or privileged or confidential commercial or financial information obtained from a person or legally established corporation or entity in the Republic of Palau; (e) a privileged inter-agency or intra-agency memorandum or letter; (f) a personnel, medical, or similar file the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; provided that disclosure of a government employment contract or contract of an independent contractor working for a government, including any contracts that are performed as part of the execution of a foreign aid grant, are deemed to not be an invasion of personal privacy;