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City attorney presents revised executive-session media policy; council to review three pending access applications
Summary
City Attorney Ashley Weigot presented a revised policy that incorporates Attorney General guidance on institutional media and outlined criteria for nontraditional outlets; staff recommended how three pending applications should be reviewed but no vote was taken in the work session.
Ashley Weigot, a lawyer in the City Attorney’s office, presented recommended updates to St. Helens’ policy on media attendance at executive (closed) sessions at the Feb. 19 work session, citing recent guidance from the Oregon Attorney General.
Weigot said the changes do not alter the closed-session rules themselves but add the attorney general’s criteria into the city’s application process so applicants and the public can see how staff will evaluate requests. The guidance identifies “institutional media” as generally eligible…
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