Form with which the secretary of a corporation notifies all necessary parties of the date, time, and place of a special meeting of the board of directors.
Form with which the secretary of a corporation notifies all necessary parties of the date, time, and place of a special meeting of the board of directors.
Rules and Proper Conduct Executive sessions may only be convened to discuss matters explicitly permitted under the Sunshine Act, such as personnel matters, pending litigation, real estate transactions, or security arrangements.
The Pennsylvania Sunshine Act, 65 Pa. C.S. §§ 701-716, requires agencies to deliberate and take official action on agency business in an open and public meeting. It requires that meetings have prior notice, and that the public can attend, participate, and comment before an agency takes that official action.
The public's right to attend governmental agency meetings in Pennsylvania is based upon a state law called the “Sunshine Act.” The Sunshine Act applies to public agencies, which include Pennsylvania executive branch agencies, the General Assembly, and municipal authorities, such as township boards of supervisors and ...
Sunshine laws are regulations requiring public disclosure of government agency meetings and records. Sunshine laws require specific businesses and government agencies to maintain transparency and disclose their activities to the public.
The concept of the Open Meetings Act is: as a public body, a board, commission or council must do all its business, except for certain narrowly defined exceptions, in public meetings at which a quorum is present. Meetings must be held in public places.
If a court finds a meeting has been held in violation of the Open Meetings Act, it can award a civil penalty of at least $1 but not more than $1,000 or one half of the defendant's monthly salary, whichever is less, for each meeting held in violation. Ala. Code § 36-25A-9(g).
The Commonwealth Court shall have original jurisdiction of actions involving State agencies and the courts of common pleas shall have original jurisdiction of actions involving other agencies to render declaratory judgments or to enforce this chapter by injunction or other remedy deemed appropriate by the court.