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Jefferson City council introduces duty-to-preserve-confidentiality ordinance; public and members debate transparency and legal protections
Summary
Councilmember Paulson introduced a first-reading ordinance to add a duty to preserve confidentiality for elected officials and board members; city attorney and several council members debated enforcement, outside counsel exceptions and transparency after residents raised concerns about redacted conference-center market study pages.
Jefferson City Council introduced on first reading an ordinance to add a duty for elected officials, board and commission members to preserve the confidentiality of records and discussions held in closed session under the Missouri Sunshine Law.
The measure was presented by Councilmember Paulson and discussed at length by council members and the city attorney during the meeting. City Attorney Ryan Mollman told the council the proposed code section would apply only to records discussed or produced in closed sessions and explained the disciplinary route would be a trial before council for alleged breaches. Mollman said advice from the city attorney provides certain protections for officials under the Sunshine Law that are not…
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