Arizona attorney general finds no open-meeting-law violations; board holds executive sessions and issues directives

The Liberty Elementary Governing Board on June 14 heard from outside counsel Mark Hansen that the Arizona attorney general92s office concluded its review of 18 alleged open-meeting-law violations and found no violations. Hansen, who was assigned as outside counsel through the district92s trust, told the board the AG92s office devoted more than five months to the review and issued a 10-page report dated June 20 concluding the board complied with Arizona open-meeting law (ARS 38-431 and related sections).

Hansen summarized the AG92s findings, saying the office found proper notice and scope for executive sessions about the superintendent92s resignation and hiring process, no votes taken in executive sessions, no quorum-based private meetings that discussed district business during a school tour, and no improper social-media or e-mail communications that violated the law. He added the AG92s office also found a three-minute limit…