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City attorneys brief council on Open and Public Meetings Act, conflict disclosure changes and harassment policy
Summary
City legal staff gave training on the Open and Public Meetings Act, closed-meeting rules, conflict-of-interest disclosure changes required by new state law, and the city's harassment policy; councilors were told the state now requires online posting of detailed disclosures and staff will implement a local process.
City legal staff provided a training session covering the Open and Public Meetings Act, municipal ethics disclosure requirements under the Municipal Officers and Employees Act, and the city's workplace harassment policy.
The attorney reviewing the statute told the council that a "meeting" includes convenings where a quorum discusses or acts on matters under the body's jurisdiction and that closed meetings must start as open meetings and may be used only for specific reasons…
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