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Resident urges Erlanger council to keep deliberations public, warns of legal exposure
Summary
A long-time resident said email discussions among council members and committees could violate open-meetings rules and expose the city to legal costs; council members and the city attorney responded during public comment.
Scott Kimmick, a 26-year resident of Erlanger, told the council on Sept. 2 that he was concerned about the use of email and informal committee communications to discuss public business.
"When an ad hoc committee, a regular committee, a committee of the whole has a meeting, everything you discuss has to be of public record," Kimmick said during public comment. He warned that council members could be exposed to litigation costs if discussions outside public meetings produce…
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