Council approves Open Meetings clarification; members seek FOIA protections
The Council approved technical clarifications to the Open Meetings Clarification Amendment Act (Bill 20‑62‑08), removing language that would treat email exchanges as 'meetings' while members confirmed this does not limit FOIA access to responsive records.
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The Council approved an amendment to the Open Meetings Clarification Amendment Act clarifying that email messages are not themselves considered "meetings" under the Open Meetings Act. Councilmember Allen asked whether removing the language could be read to foreclose Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests; the Chair and Council counsel confirmed that FOIA remains applicable and the change does not affect FOIA rights to records responsive to requests.
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