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Legal counsel reviews Open Meetings and Public Records rules; electronic attendance counts toward quorum
Summary
Legal counsel gave commissioners a refresher Aug. 18 on the Public Records Act and Open Meetings Act, including an update that electronic attendance now counts toward quorum.
Legal counsel and staff delivered a mandatory refresher Aug. 18 on the Public Records Act and the Open Meetings Act, emphasizing transparency rules, executive-session limits and the consequences of violations.
Anna Matlock reviewed what constitutes a public record and cautioned that routine communications (including texts or emails about board business) can be public records and may create the appearance of impropriety if they involve deliberation among two or more commissioners. She urged members to "err on the side of openness" when determining whether documents or…
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