Notice
1999 amendments include some new rules for meeting notices
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1981-82 #430
Body may meet in executive session at irregular time and place as long as members of the body waive notice and as long as the pass a motion in open session to go into executive session.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1977-78 #485
Prearranged out-of-town meeting of two public bodies required that notice be sent to those requesting it and that minutes be taken.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1977-78 #484
City council and taxpayers’ association may meet together as long as FOIA’s notice and minutes procedures are followed.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1974-75 #212
Industrial development authorities are subject to FOIA. Act doesn’t require public notice of meetings, just notice to those who have requested it.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1973-74 #453
Council can hold annual meeting at Elk’s National Home provided FOIA notice provisions are followed.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1971-72 #467A
Closed session must be preceded by motion adopted in open session. Public body required to notify any citizen who requests notification of public body meetings, though public body not required to maintain a mailing list.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1971-72 #466
Board must vote in open session whether to hold a closed meeting; no informal plan to meet is allowed. No need to publicize time and location of closed meeting, though those attending the public meeting where the closed meeting is announced will be aware of the schedule.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1968-69 #261
newspaper publication is sufficient for notice of meetings. Not necessary to establish a mailing list to notify interested citizens of meetings.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1972-73 #494
A citizen who asks for notice is entitled to continuous notification of all meetings. An affirmative vote to go into closed session must be taken prior to each session.