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County attorney reviews Open Meetings Act, warns against private decision-making and closed-session missteps
Summary
Iron County's county attorney, Sam Woodall, delivered a training on the Open Meetings Act, emphasizing notice, records, the legal definition of a 'meeting' and the risks of closed-session violations, including possible criminal exposure and voided actions.
Sam Woodall, the county attorney, opened a brief training on the state's Open Meetings Act, telling commissioners the law exists so "the public wants to know what's happening" and that officials must avoid decision-making outside public forums.
Woodall singled out ex parte communications as a common trap, saying, "They call that ex parte communication," and urged officials to decline private…
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