Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-02-27 | Page 5 | In Capitol Corridors

IN CAPITOL CORRIDORS Deadline on Bills i s Dooms Move For Executive Session Ban With the deadline for introducing bills in the state legislature legislature legis- legis lature passed little possibility was seen Thursday for enactment of f a measure providing that public boards and commissions must hold lold open sessions rather than closed or executive meetings The practice of state county and city governmental bodies in holdIng holding hold- hold Ing ng executive sessions caused much criticism during the past year and andt it t was expected legislation to elimInate eliminate elim- elim nate such actions would be considered considered considered con con- by legislators However It would require unanImous unanimous unan- unan consent of all members of either house before a bill could be introduced now The present state statutes are silent on the matter of closed meetIngs meetings meetings meet meet- ings with the exceptions that city commissions county commissions and the state industrial board must hold open sessions