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General counsel reviews changes to Utah Open and Public Meetings Act, warns board on text‑message records and required disclosures
Summary
Canyons School District general counsel Dan Harper reviewed recent clarifications to the Utah Open and Public Meetings Act, recordkeeping under GRAMA and updated conflict‑of‑interest disclosure duties at the Sept. 16 meeting.
Dan Harper, general counsel for Canyons School District, presented the district’s annual Open and Public Meetings Act (OPMA) training during the Sept. 16 study session, summarizing recent statutory clarifications and practical guidance for board members.
Harper highlighted a key legislative refinement that narrows and clarifies the statutory definition of “meeting” to focus on gatherings convened to deliberate or act as a public body. He said the change reduces ambiguity about whether informal…
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