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Resident raises Sunshine Act concern after council members sign checks post-meeting; councilors defend practice
Summary
A resident at the Jan. 14 Columbia Borough Council meeting said post-meeting signature of borough checks created an appearance of a closed meeting and violated the Sunshine Act; councilors and staff responded that signing checks after a meeting, without deliberation on borough business, is not a violation.
A Columbia resident raised concerns at the Jan. 14 borough council meeting about council members remaining after adjournment to sign borough checks, saying the practice constituted a violation of the Sunshine Act.
The resident, identified in the meeting only as Frank, said he had returned to borough hall after a Dec. 10 meeting and found the door locked while council members were signing checks, and he argued the group signing checks amounted to conducting borough business outside an open meeting. “What my concern is after the meeting, the authorized council meeting, council stays and they sign the checks. That's a no no. That's…
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