What are the notice requirements of the Open Meeting Law?
Section 67-2343 requires that no less than a five (5) calendar day meeting-notice will be given unless otherwise provided by statute. Any public agency which holds meetings at regular intervals of at least once per calendar month which are scheduled in advance over the course of the year may satisfy this notice requirement by giving meeting notices at least once each year of its regular meeting schedule. Section 67-2343(1). There is no statutory requirement within the Open Meeting Law itself that notice be given to the general public when a “regular meeting” is held, since those are generally set forth in other statutes governing that particular entity. With respect to “special meetings” or “executive sessions,” there must be at least a twenty-four (24) hour meeting notice, unless an emergency exists. An emergency is a situation which involves injury or damage to persons or property, or immediate financial loss, or the likelihood of such injury, damage or loss, when the notice requirem
