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Board reviews Act 235 requirements and municipal code language on meetings and executive sessions
Summary
Directors reviewed annual organization requirements under Act 235 and municipal code provisions on executive session subjects, emergency-meeting notice and committee membership expiration; staff clarified allowable executive-session purposes and how the code defines "expeditious" notice for emergency meetings.
The Fort Smith Board of Directors reviewed state and municipal requirements for annual organization and meeting procedures at the opening of its Jan. 14 study session.
An administrator noted Act 235 of 2015 requires the city to assemble and organize governing bodies in December or January and that the municipal code provisions for setting meeting agendas and procedures have been provided for annual review. Directors asked specific…
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