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City attorney, clerk brief council on Wisconsin open meetings law; members discuss training and sanctions
Summary
City attorney and the outgoing city clerk presented a refresher on Wisconsin's open meetings law, covering notice requirements, walking quorums, use of email and texts, closed‑session rules and recent court guidance; council members discussed mandatory training and possible sanctions for repeated violations.
City attorney representatives and the city clerk gave a multipart training on Wisconsin’s open meetings law, reviewing what constitutes a governmental body and a meeting, notice and accessibility requirements, the limits on private communications among members, and the rules for entering closed session.
The attorney leading the presentation emphasized that public notice must set forth time, date, place and subject matter in sufficient detail to reasonably apprise the public, and that notice must be provided at least 24 business hours in advance. The presenters cautioned that “walking quorums” — serial conversations among members that, taken together, reach a quorum —…
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