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Brookings city clerk reviews updates to South Dakota open-meeting laws
Summary
City Clerk Bonnie Foster briefed the Brookings City Council on changes tied to Senate Bill 74 and chapter 1-25 of state law, covering teleconference rules, quorum guidance, recordkeeping and executive-session exceptions.
Bonnie Foster, Brookings city clerk, told the City Council that recent changes to state law require local officials to be aware of new open-meetings definitions and procedures tied to Senate Bill 74 and chapter 1-25 of the South Dakota Codified Laws.
Foster said the changes clarify that an "official meeting" requires a quorum — defined for the council as more than half of seated members — and that teleconference communications (including email, text, social media, Zoom or other conference calls) can create the appearance of an unpublicized meeting if…
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