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New state FOI law requires in-person board and commission meetings, city attorney says
Summary
City staff told the Little Rock Board of Directors that Act 505, an amendment to Arkansas’ Freedom of Information laws effective Aug. 5, requires boards and commissions to meet in person and that the city has notified members.
The Little Rock Board of Directors was told Aug. 12 that a new state law requires in-person meetings for local boards and commissions. City staff and the city attorney’s office told the board that Act 505, an amendment to the state’s Freedom of Information laws, has been interpreted by the attorney general’s office to prohibit remote (Zoom) meetings for boards and commissions. "The attorney general made…
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