Walk It Through: The Public Meeting
A recording by anyone in attendance, a call to the public, and minutes in three working days.
A resident brings a camera to a city council meeting.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One city council meeting. The notice and agenda rules, the purposes for which an executive session may be held, and the remedies for a violation are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Call to the publicAn open call a public body may hold, subject to reasonable time, place and manner restrictions, so individuals can address it on any issue within its jurisdiction.
- Recording a public meetingAll or any part of a public meeting may be recorded by any person in attendance, by tape recorder, camera or any other means of sonic reproduction, provided there is no active interference with the conduct of the meeting.