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City attorney guidance: route commission materials through staff; watch for Sunshine Law rules
Summary
Commissioners were reminded the Sunshine Law and public records rules govern communications and document retention. Staff and the city attorney recommended routing finished documents and media requests through the staff liaison and warned that emailing a quorum can create an official meeting record subject to public‑records requests.
City staff summarized guidance from the city attorney and mayor on how boards and commissions should communicate and file materials in compliance with Missouri’s open‑meetings and public‑records expectations (referred to in the meeting as the Sunshine Law).
Commissioners were told to route requests and final documents through the staff…
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