211 Open Meetings

POSTED: July 24, 2024

Code No.  211                                                                                                  OPEN MEETINGS

 

A gathering of a majority of board members in which deliberation of an issue within the jurisdiction of the board takes place is a board meeting.  A gathering for the purpose of social or ministerial action will not constitute a board meeting unless a discussion of policy takes place.  Meetings of the board will be conducted in an open meeting unless a closed session is authorized by law or the meeting is exempt from the open meetings law.

 

Legal Reference: Iowa Code §§ 21, 279.1-.2 (2007).

1982 Op. Att’y Gen. 162.

1980 Op. Att’y Gen. 167.

 

Cross Reference: 208 Ad Hoc Committees

210 Board of Directors’ Meetings

210.8 Board Meeting Agenda

212 Closed Sessions

 

Approved:            April 8, 1996        

Reviewed:             February 15, 2021       

Revised:                   

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