Committee warned about 'reply all' pitfalls under Open Public Meetings Act, proposes archived mailing list
Jun 29, 2026
Jun 29, 2026
A member cautioned that replying-all to group emails can violate the Open Public Meetings Act and suggested creating an archived mailing list for information-only messages; members agreed to explore the approach and to use the committee email as the public archive.
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A committee member flagged that using 'reply all' on committee email threads can create an inadvertent quorum and run afoul of the Open Public Meetings Act; members agreed as a best practice to avoid substantive reply-all exchanges.
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