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Allegany County commissioners acknowledge Open Meetings Act violations, vow procedural fixes
Summary
An Open Meetings Compliance Board found the Allegany County commissioners violated the Open Meetings Act for improperly advertising and exceeding closed-session scope; commissioners acknowledged the findings and agreed to update notice practices and meeting minutes procedures.
The Allegany County Board of Commissioners acknowledged a finding by the Open Meetings Compliance Board that the county violated the state Open Meetings Act in two closed sessions held June 13 and July 11.
Attorney Beeman summarized the compliance board’s decision, citing three problems: the county advertised the sessions as closed instead of as open meetings subject to closure, discussed matters outside the permissible closed-session exceptions, and failed to…
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