Commissioners debate media access as Crook County cites ORS for executive session
Crook County commissioners debated whether media may be excluded from portions of an executive session under ORS 192.660, ultimately deciding to proceed under subsection (2)(h) and exclude the plaintiff from the closed meeting.
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Crook County commissioners spent part of a special session debating whether the board could exclude members of the news media from portions of an executive session while consulting about pending litigation. A staff participant advising the board cited an opinion and administrative rule and warned that "you cannot exclude media for any reason from a 2f session. Only from a 2h." The board discussed ORS 192.660 subsections and related OAR guidance as it considered how to proceed.
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