Walk It Through: The Public Meeting
Notice three working days ahead, a camera nobody may stop, and no final action on a late item.
A resident wants to know about every meeting of the county board of supervisors this year.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One meeting of a county board. The purposes for which a closed meeting may be held, meetings held by electronic means, 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.
- Meeting noticeNotice of the date, time, location and any remote location of a public body's meetings, posted at least three working days prior to the meeting on its website if it has one, in a prominent public location, and at the clerk's office.
- Recording an open meetingAny person may photograph, film, record or otherwise reproduce any portion of a meeting required to be open. The body may adopt rules on the placement and use of equipment to prevent interference.