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Planning commission receives refresher on Open and Public Meetings Act
Summary
At its June 24 meeting the Ogden Planning Commission received a refresher on the state Open and Public Meetings Act covering when meetings must be open, narrow exceptions for closed meetings, notice and recordkeeping requirements, virtual meeting rules and penalties for violations.
The Ogden Planning Commission received a classroom-style review of the state Open and Public Meetings Act during its June 24 meeting as legal counsel walked commissioners through when meetings must be open, narrow exceptions for closed sessions and required public notice and recordkeeping.
The training, given as part of the commission’s annual orientation, emphasized that the act requires meetings of a quorum to be open when the body is receiving public comment, deliberating or taking action. “We lean on the side of having the meetings be open,” legal counsel said during the presentation.
Why it matters: the guidance spells out limits on when the commission may go into closed session (ethics complaints, individual health or character, collective…
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