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Resident group urges board to require public approval for NDAs involving county business
Summary
Lee Muns, speaking for Citizens for Open Governance, proposed a resolution that would prevent county officials, employees or appointees from signing nondisclosure agreements affecting public business without county‑level review, county attorney signoff, agenda placement and an affirmative open‑session vote.
Lee Muns, presenting on behalf of Citizens for Open Governance, asked the board to place a resolution on an upcoming agenda requiring public oversight of nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) involving county business.
“The decision to enter into nondisclosure agreement should not be made by one commissioner, one employee, one appointee, or one department acting independently,” Muns said, urging the board to require that any NDA be reviewed by the county attorney, published on a meeting agenda, presented to the board and approved by an affirmative vote in open session.
Muns said the proposed ordinance would also direct the county manager and county attorney to review existing NDAs and report findings within 30 days and would ask appointed boards and authorities to adopt rules on NDAs within 15 days to the fullest extent permitted by law. He emphasized that NDAs should not override state public‑records and open‑meetings requirements.
No formal board action was taken at the meeting on Muns’ proposed resolution; he asked staff to place it on a future agenda for legal review.
