City cures self‑reported Open Meetings Act issue and discusses recruitment closure transparency for city manager search

City attorneys and staff told the City Commission on Tuesday they had self‑reported and cured a procedural Open Meetings Act issue related to the March–April city manager interview process, and they briefed commissioners on the Department of Justice’s recommendations for transparency and next steps.

Why it matters: Open Meetings Act compliance is statutory and transparency is vital to public trust. The city voluntarily reported a procedural lapse tied to how interviews were publicly noticed and has followed the Department of Justice guidance to “cure” the error by publicly acknowledging the issue and recording a commission action.

What happened: City Attorney Daryl Morey said the commission correctly used an executive session to hold candidate interviews but that the interviews were not preceded by a…