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Adrian HRC receives briefing on Open Meetings Act and FOIA; staff stresses limits on deliberation and use of devices
Summary
City staff briefed members of the Adrian Human Relations Commission on Michigan's Open Meetings Act and FOIA, stressing that the advisory body cannot make binding financial decisions, that deliberations outside noticed meetings are prohibited, and that communications on personal devices used for city business may be public records.
City staff briefed new Human Relations Commission members on the Open Meetings Act and the Michigan Freedom of Information Act and described limits on the commission’s authority and acceptable communications practices.
A staff presenter told members the HRC is an advisory, coordinating body that cannot obligate the city to contracts or financial commitments. The presenter explained that a quorum meeting for deliberation must be properly noticed and open to the public, and…
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