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City law director trains senior commission on public-records, open-meetings and conflicts rules
Summary
Drew Riley, Stow’s law director, briefed the senior commission on Ohio’s public-records and open-meeting requirements and on conflicts-of-interest rules, emphasizing practical steps for members to forward requests and to avoid serial deliberations.
Drew Riley, Stow’s law director, gave the senior commission a training session covering public records, open meetings and conflicts of interest, city officials said.
Riley told members that Ohio’s open-meetings and public-records rules (commonly called the Sunshine Laws) require records to be a created or received document, item or device that documents the public body's functions. He said minutes and recorded meeting audio are public records and that recordings may be retained only until the minutes they support are approved.
Riley emphasized…
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