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Prosecutor's office briefs Clallam County Charter Review Commission on Open Public Meetings Act
Summary
At its April 2025 meeting the Clallam County Charter Review Commission heard guidance from the prosecutor's office on when Washington's Open Public Meetings Act (RCW 42.30) applies to committees, public comment, minutes and recordings, and on notice requirements for regular and special meetings.
The Clallam County Charter Review Commission on an April 2025 meeting heard a legal briefing from the county prosecutor's office explaining when the Washington Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) applies to committees, town halls and other bodies that advise the commission.
Prosecutor's office staff member Mr. Bowden told commissioners that OPMA (RCW chapter 42.30) covers "all meetings of the governing body of a public agency" and that a committee becomes subject to OPMA when it acts on behalf of the governing body, conducts hearings, takes testimony or accepts public comment. Bowden added that recordings and streaming are encouraged by statute but not required, while…
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