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Attorney advises Tempe board on Arizona open meeting law, email and executive-session limits
Summary
An outside attorney briefed the Tempe Elementary School District board on open meeting law compliance, covering quorums, agenda specificity, use of email and text, calls to the public, executive sessions and recent Attorney General guidance on committees.
Attorney Carrie O’Brien, of Gust Rosenfeld, briefed the Tempe Elementary School District Governing Board on Arizona’s open meeting law and its practical application for school boards.
O’Brien explained that “a quorum is simply a majority of your board,” noting a five-member board requires three members present to act. She said abstentions still count toward a quorum but do not equal a no vote and recommended members vote yes or no unless a statutory conflict of interest applies.
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