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General counsel re-issues annual reminder on open meetings, open records and conflict-of-interest rules
Summary
General counsel Ashley Thomas reminded commissioners that all commission documents are subject to public records requests, that meetings are governed by the Open Meetings Act (generally requiring in-person quarterly meetings), and that conflict-of-interest disclosures were due April 15.
Ashley Thomas, general counsel, delivered the commission's annual refresher on open meetings, open records and conflicts of interest.
"Everything's a record. All commission documents, all communication, our agendas, disclosure forms, our emails," Thomas said, reminding commissioners that using personal email for commission business can create records that must be searched in response to a public-records…
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