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Utah Senate acknowledges Open Meetings Law violation, agrees to settlement
Summary
Senate leadership told the House Feb. 19 that the Senate admitted violating the state Open Meetings Law and agreed to a stipulation ending the lawsuit. The settlement drops plaintiffs' request for court supervision, includes no appeal by either side, and the Senate agreed to pay $10,000 toward plaintiffs' attorneys' fees.
Senate President (Senator Beatty) told the House on Feb. 19 that the Utah Senate has admitted it violated the state Open Meetings Law and has reached a stipulation that settles a lawsuit filed over an improperly closed meeting.
"One year ago, the Senate admitted to have made a mistake," Senator Beatty said when invited to address a committee of the whole called by the House. He told members the closed meeting was not intentional and that Senate leadership accepted…
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