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Commission votes to ask county prosecutor for detailed Open Public Meetings Act guidance on emails, notices and committee meetings
Summary
The commission approved a request that the county prosecutor provide detailed guidance on earlier advice about avoiding email chains, on what must appear in meeting notices (content and where posted), and whether committees should hold regular meetings to avoid special‑meeting notice pitfalls.
The Charter Review Commission voted to request detailed legal guidance from the county prosecutor on three Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) questions: the scope of the prosecutor’s earlier advice to avoid email chains, the specific content and posting requirements for meeting notices, and whether committees should schedule regular meetings to reduce the risk of special‑meeting notice violations.
Commissioner Ron Richards moved the request after commissioners and committee chairs reported uncertainty about how to communicate about committee agendas without triggering…
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