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City attorney, counsel remind Building Standards Board about Open Meetings, ethics and phone use
Summary
City attorney Lucinda Orozco and legal counsel Eric Burns reviewed the board’s quasi‑judicial duties, the Open Meetings and Public Information Acts, and advised members to avoid walking quorums and electronic communications about official business.
Lucinda Orozco, an attorney with the city attorney’s office, told the Building Standards Board on May 15 that members serve on a quasi‑judicial body and must avoid ex parte or off‑record deliberations.
"Members of this board are city's representative," Orozco said while emphasizing the board’s judicial‑style responsibilities and the need to make decisions on the merits of each case presented.
Eric Burns, legal counsel, led a…
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