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Timestamp: 2019-04-24 12:47:06+00:00

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Borough. Alaska, of course, does not have counties as political subdivisions, but does have boroughs, which are clearly encompassed by the definitions set forth above providing for coverage of the OMA.
The “governing bodies of all . . . counties” are subject to the act. Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-106(a). See Ark. Op. Att’y Gen. Nos. 2000-260 (discussing FOIA as applied to county economic development corporation), 2000-287 (county board of equalization is subject to FOIA’s open meeting requirement). Grand juries are expressly excluded. Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-106(a).
The Brown Act applies to the legislative body of any county, city, city and county, town, school district, municipal corporation, district, political subdivision, or any board, commission or agency thereof, or other local public agency, notwithstanding the conflicting provisions of any other state law. Cal. Gov't Code §§ 54951, 54958.
Boards of County Commissioners are to meet in open sessions by the provisions of Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-10-302. That section provides that "all persons conducting themselves in an orderly manner may attend its meetings." This section was not repealed by S.B. 91-33.
This does not require that the doors to the meetings be kept physically open, only that free public access be allowed. Allen v. Board of Comm'rs, 178 Colo. 354, 497 P.2d 1026 (1972).
An exception to the requirement of open meetings exists for the "day-to-day oversight of property or supervision of employees by county commissioners." Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-6-402(2)(f).
County governmental bodies are covered by the Act. See Del. Op. Att'y Gen., No. 02-ib22 (Sept. 13, 2002) (addressing alleged violations by the New Castle County Council).
The Act applies to every county of the state and “every department, agency, board, bureau, office, commission, authority or similar body of each such county.” O.C.G.A. § 50-14-1(a)(1)(B)-(D).
Yes. The definition of "board" refers to "political subdivisions" of the state, encompassing entities of county government. Haw. Rev. Stat. § 92-2. The law applies to all political subdivisions of the State, id. § 92-71, and should be liberally construed to apply to governmental bodies created solely by county charter. Applicability of the State Sunshine Law to the County Councils and the Presentation of Oral or Written Testimony on Agenda Items, Att'y Gen. Op. No. 86-5, at 4 (Feb. 10, 1986) (pointing to legislative history and Section 92-71 to construe the requirement per the law's definitions that a "board" be established by constitution to include governmental bodies created by county charters).
At least one county concurs that the law applies to its entities. In a memo to "all departments, boards, and commissions" of the City and County of Honolulu, Deputy Corporation Counsel William Kahane stated that every meeting of a board, "defined as any temporary or permanent agency, authority, board, commission, or committee of the City" is covered by the law "if that board requires a quorum to conduct official business." Honolulu Corp. Counsel Memo. (July ll, 1975) (Corporation Counsel, in response to a request from then-Councilmember Marilyn Bornhorst, issued an updated version of these guidelines February 13, 1985); cf. Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 92-2.
County Boards of Commissioners are subject to the Open Meeting Law. See Noble v. Kootenai County, 148 Idaho 937, 942, 231 P.3d 1034, 1039 (2010).
County agencies are included under the Act. Ind. Code § 5.14-1.5-2(a).
County governments are statutory creatures. See generally Iowa Code Chapter 331 (County Home Rule Implementation). Accordingly, they are subject to the open meetings law.
See above. County governments are subject to the law. K.S.A. 75-4318(a).
The Open Meetings Act applies to "every county and city governing body, council, school district board, special district board and municipal corporation." Ky. Rev. Stat. 61.805(2)(c). "Any body created by or pursuant to state or local statute, executive order, ordinance, resolution or other legislative act in the legislative or executive branch of government" is also subject to the Act. Ky. Rev. Stat. 61.805(2)(e).
Any board, commission, agency or authority of any county is subject to the Act. 1 M.R.S.A. § 402(2)(C).
Entities consisting of at least two individuals and created by a county charter, ordinance, rule, resolution or bylaw, or by an executive order of the chief executive authority of a political subdivision of the State are "public bodies" subject to the provisions of the Act. § 3-101(h)(1). In addition multimember boards, commissions or committees appointed by the chief executive authority of a political subdivision of the State and having at least two individuals not employed by the subdivision are also public bodies. § 3-101(h)(2). However, a local government's counterpart to the Governor’s cabinet, Executive Council or any committee of the counterpart of the Executive Council are specifically exempt. § 3-101(h)(3).
County governments are covered by the OML. NRS 241.015(4)(a).
Counties are subject to the law. State ex rel. Fairfield Leader v. Ricketts, 56 Ohio St. 3d 97, 564 N.E.2d 486 (1990) (board of county commissioners); Ohio Rev. Code § 121.22(B)(1).
Boards of County Commissioners and their committees and subcommittees are public bodies under the Act. 25 O.S. § 304.1.
County governing bodies are subject to the law. A county economic development oversight committee, a non-profit corporation created by county and municipal resolutions to promote economic development was subject to the provisions of both the Open Records and Open Meetings Acts because the committee performed a governmental function, received a substantial amount of taxpayer funding, and was significantly involved with and regulated by the governing city and county legislative bodies. Wood v. Jefferson County Econ. Dev. Oversight Comm., Inc. 2007 Tenn. App. LEXIS 643 (Sep. 26, 2017). County election commissions are subject to the Act because they are created under the state Election Code, which provides that the meetings of such boards and commissions are open to the public and subject to the Act. McFarland v. Pemberton, 530 S.W. 3d 76 (Tenn. 2017).
County governments and their advisory committees are subject to the Open Meetings Act. See Utah Code § 52-4-103(9)(a).
Like state government, any governing body of a county agency is covered. Wyo. Att'y Gen. Op. 73-17 (1973). However, county meetings are also subject to a pre-statehood law; to the extent it is not inconsistent with the Public Meetings Law. Wyo. Stat. § 18-3-506 (1977); Wyo. Stat. § 16-4-407 (1977, Rev. 1982); E.G. Rudolph, supra, at 100, 103. The older provision requires the board of county commissioners to "sit with open doors and all persons conducting themselves in an orderly manner may attend their meetings." Wyo. Stat. § 18-3-506 (1977).

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