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Legal counsel briefs board on Tennessee Open Meetings Act and executive-session limits
Summary
A legal presenter reviewed the Tennessee Open Meetings Act, the City of Knoxville charter authority for the civil service board, notice requirements, executive-session rules and examples of case law, advising members on conduct to avoid Open Meetings Act violations.
An attorney presenting to the Civil Service Merit Board on May 14 gave a refresher on the Tennessee Open Meetings Act and the board’s obligations under the City of Knoxville charter.
The presenter said the Open Meetings Act balances the public—xpectation of transparent official action with the need for government decision-making and noted that the civil service board erives authority from the City of Knoxville Charter (Article 10, Section 1,003). “Multiple members of a governing body are prohibited from meeting privately to deliberate toward or make…
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