Does the Open Public Meetings Act apply to training sessions or team-building exercises involving a governing body?
A “meeting” as defined in the Open Public Meetings Act does not occur simply because a quorum of a governing body is gathered together. A training or team-building session would not be a meeting under the Open Public Meetings Act if the governing body (e.g., city council, board of county commissioners) does not discuss city or county business, as the case may be, or otherwise take action as defined in the Act. Receiving training or engaging in team-building exercises does not inherently require the discussion of city or county business. If the governing body is not going to open such a session to the public, it should be made clear that the members of the governing body are not to discuss business at the session. • May a governing body go into executive session even if it is not on the meeting agenda? Yes. There is no requirement in the Open Public Meetings Act that an executive session be listed on the agenda in order for a governing body to go into executive session. A decision to go
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