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City attorney outlines draft policy for media attendance at executive sessions using AG guidance
Summary
City attorney Ashley Wygott presented a draft executive‑session media attendance policy that incorporates Oregon Attorney General guidance on who qualifies as a representative of the news media, proposed application timelines and criteria for institutional affiliation; the policy is advisory and will return for council consideration.
Ashley Wygott of the city attorney’s office presented a draft policy on media access to executive sessions and explained how Oregon law and Attorney General guidance shape who may attend closed sessions.
Wygott said ORS 192.660(4) requires that representatives of the news media be allowed to attend most executive sessions, subject to limited exceptions (for example, labor negotiations or when a news organization is a…
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