County training underscores Open Public Meetings Act limits on serial meetings and executive-session rules
Legal staff reviewed the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA), explaining when a quorum's exchanges count as a meeting, how serial or "reply-all" chains can create OPMA risk, and the statutory rules for executive sessions and public hearings.
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County legal staff told Clark County council members that a quorum conducting county business outside a public meeting can create an OPMA violation, and warned that modern communication (email, text, chains) can produce prohibited "serial" or "chain" meetings. "Don't do it," the presenter said when advising against reply-all or sequential exchanges that amount to deliberation.
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