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The Open Meetings Act (Government Code, Chapter 551) provides that meetings of governmental bodies must be open to the public (except for expressly authorized executive sessions).
If you cannot find what you are looking for, please contact us at 617-963-2540 or at openmeeting@state.ma.
Common types of nonprofits that are subject to open meeting laws are: State, local and federal boards, commissions and authorities. State educational institutions. Private entities receiving public funds.
(f) After notifying the chair of the public body, any person may make a video or audio recording of an open session of a meeting of a public body, or may transmit the meeting through any medium, subject to reasonable requirements of the chair as to the number, placement and operation of equipment used so as not to ...
A public meeting refers to a meeting that is open to the public. A public hearing is open to the public but is regarding a specific proposal/project.
Under the Open Meeting Law, the public is permitted to attend meetings of public bodies but is excluded from an executive session that is called for a valid purpose listed in the law. While the public is permitted to attend an open meeting, an individual may not address the public body without permission of the chair.
A member of a governing body commits a crime if he or she participates in a closed meeting if they know that a certified agenda or tape recording of the closed meeting is not being made. This is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $500.
Upon finding a violation of the Open Meeting Law, the Attorney General may impose a civil penalty upon a public body of not more than $1,000 for each intentional violation.