It's almost a principle that everyone signs on to and have for many years. According to Alan Peterson, attorney for reporters and advisor to local government, a good many boards need a reminder about the open part of the open meetings law. It is in fact, as the name suggests, an open meeting. The doors are open.
People can come in.
People don't have to identify themselves when they come in . They can sit and listen to all or part of the meeting. And they can put their hand up and asked to be heard by the governing body. Harlan Brown knows a lot about wool. Making yarn, not law, is his business.