Open Meetings, Open Records Handbook


21.1 Intent – declaration of policy 21.7 Rules of conduct at meetings
21.2 Definitions 21.8 Electronic meetings
21.3 Meetings of governmental bodies 21.9 Employment conditions discussed
21.4 Public Notice 21.10 Information to be provided
21.5 Closed session 21.11 Applicability to nonprofit corporations
21.6 Enforcement  

21.1 Intent - declaration of policy

This chapter seeks to assure, through a requirement of open meetings of governmental bodies, that the basis and rationale of governmental decisions, as well as those decisions themselves, are easily accessible to the people. Ambiguity in the construction or application of this chapter should be resolved in favor of openness.

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