Show Open meetings law reviewed For the public by Goldie Wilcken many times the right to the affairs of especially an a is violated because the officials and the public do not know the laws governing these officials' elected to represent the Senate Bill 77 clearly defines these rights and Law Is printed as PUBLIC An act relating to meetings of the legislative bodies and and stating the public policy on the providing that all meetings of the legislative bodies and school or agencies shall be open and and enumerating certain exceptions to permit executive providing for a Be it enacted by the legislature of the state of Section Declaration of public policy open Declaration of public In enacting this Wie legislature finds and declares that the public and school and boards of control of state and and the other public agencies in this state exist to aid in the conduct of the people's It is the Intent of the law that their actions be taken openly and that their deliberations be conducted All meetings of legislative bodies or state or local Including school boards boards of control of state universities and be open and and all rr sons shall be permitted to tend any meeting of these except as otherwise vided in tills Section Executive sessions It Nothing contained in chapter shall be construed prevent these legislative bodies and commissions holding executive sessions which the public is but no I appointments shall be approved at such executive Section Violation of oct-ir A violation of any of the visions of this are of wrongful exclusions of any son or persons from any meet ing for which provision herein made shall constitute and be punishable as a February and became effective Mav 10 Any person who is aware of such violation of this law anif does not to with the officials who do not know of J this or who are deliberately t Ignoring are doing an injustice to to the pub- and to our American of A It doesn't require much am-f to shoot off J |