PPT-The Open Meetings Act and

The Open Meetings Act and Executive Session MISSISSIPPI ETHICS COMMISSION MISSISSIPPI ETHICS COMMISSION Mississippi Municipal League Small Town Conference October 17 2019 OVERVIEW OF THE MISSISSIPPI ETHICS COMMISSION. Open Meetings &. Public Records Laws . . Roberta . K. . Burford (. r. .. b. .). S. enior . Deputy . General . Counsel, . usf. 2. The Laws. Florida Statutes, Chapter 286, the “Open Meetings Law,” often referred to as the “Sunshine Law” protects the public from “closed door” decision making and provides a right of access to governmental meetings. PROPOSED CHANGES. ALABAMA OPEN MEETINGS LAW. Sonny Brasfield. Executive Director. www.alabamacounties.org. PROPOSED CHANGES. ALABAMA OPEN MEETINGS LAW. Legislation Proposed in 2014 Regular Session. Passed Senate and House Added Amendments. - smoking. Meetings are open unless marked with a (C). Open meetings are available to any- one interested in the A.A. program of recovery from alco- holism. Meeting Type Codes: (C) – Close North Carolina Association of Community College Trustees. April 9, 2015. . Q. Shanté Martin, . NCCCS General Counsel. . Open Meetings Law. N.C.G.S. § 143-318.9 through 143-318.18. The following information is designed to alert you to important aspects of the Open Meetings Law. This handout is not designed to be exhaustive. The intent is to highlight legal information that is relevant to issues that commonly arise related to the Open Meetings . N.C.G.S. § 143-318.9 through 143-318.18. . . A. s . a general principle. , . official meetings of public bodies must be open to the public. HOWEVER, . there are . explicit, proscribed circumstances. When does the OML apply. Types of meetings. Meeting notices. Closed meetings. Other considerations. Open Meeting Law. With limited exceptions, all meetings of public bodies must be open to the public.. RCW 42.30. . ______________________________. December 2017. Yakima, WA. Prepared by Washington . State Attorney General’s . Office. Washington’s Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) . Passed in 1971. RCW 42.30. . ______________________________. Prepared . by Washington . State Attorney General’s Office. Last revised: . July 2017 . Washington’s Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) . Passed in 1971. Update on Open Meetings Act NMSA 1978, Sections 10-15-1 to -4 New Mexico Foundation for Open Government 2019 Continuing Legal Education Seminar December 4, 2019 John Kreienkamp Assistant Attorney General meetings of all legislative and administrative bodies and agencies of the state and political and taxing subdivisions thereof receiving or expending and supported in whole or in part by public fun A History of Open MeetingsCounty commissioners 147shall sit with open doors and all persons conducting in an orderly manner may attend their meetings148 KSA 19218 was first adopted in 1868KOMA Enacted the appraisal agenda items 21312 1PAGERS AND CELLULAR PHONES Board members shall turn off all electronic devices including pagers and cellular phones during open or closed sessions 214 OPEN MEETINGS T Charter School Regional Huddle. Durham, NC. July 20, 2018. Agenda. Goals and Objectives. Board Development. Meetings and NC Open Meetings Law. Working with your Board. Common Pitfalls of Governing Boards. Open Meetings Act. State of Alaska Department of Law. Overview. Open Meetings Act - AS 44.62.310 - .319. Government business presumed public business. Exceptions. Executive sessions. Consequences of violations.