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City attorney briefs council on open-meetings rules and ethics disclosures
Summary
Eric Johnson, introduced as the city attorney, gave the council a plain-language briefing on the Open and Public Meetings Act and Utah ethics rules, stressing that three members must not deliberate outside a public meeting, that emails/texts about city business are public records, and recommending written annual conflict disclosures.
Eric Johnson, the city’s attorney, told the Richfield City Council that state open‑meetings and ethics rules limit off‑the‑record deliberations and make many electronic communications public. "You should not be deliberating together about city matters outside of an open public meeting," Johnson said, adding that communications such as emails and texts concerning city business are subject to public inspection even when on personal devices.
Johnson explained common compliance steps and practical precautions. He said council…
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