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TDLR general counsel presents abbreviated open‑government training to auctioneer advisory board
Summary
TDLR Assistant General Counsel Janie Weber gave an overview of open meetings, rulemaking and public‑information obligations — including notice requirements, walking‑quorum risks, and open‑records procedures — to the auctioneer advisory board.
Assistant General Counsel Janie Weber delivered a concise training on the Open Meetings Act, the Administrative Procedure Act (rulemaking) and the Public Information Act (open records) and explained common compliance pitfalls for advisory boards.
Weber explained that open meetings require public notice specifying time, place and subject and that the provisions "are to be liberally construed in favor of open government." She defined a quorum (a majority of members), explained that…
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