We have no interest of breaking into your casual conversations. During a Thursday meeting. Washoe County Deputy District Attorney Maddy Shipman said the bill could block school board members from talking informally with PTA members. She added she feared the proposal would prevent her from meeting privately with county commissioners to brief them on matters on the agendas of coming meetings. Serial meetings are those in which small groups of board members meet together, sometimes with staff members or lobbyists, and debate issues that will be on the agendas of future public meetings.
Current law calls for open meetings only when a majority of a government body deliberates on issues.
He said the decision lets public officials even lobby for each other's votes behind closed doors. The bill by Assemblywoman Vivian Freeman, D-Reno, would stop such actions. Government bodies could not meet privately in small groups if their motive is to circumvent the open meeting law. After the meeting, committee Chairman Doug Bache, D-Las Vegas, said the bill must be amended before his committee acts. Ninety-nine percent of the people have common sense, but a few will use the law to harass officials.