What is the validity of action taken in violation of the Open Meeting Law?
If an action, or any deliberation or decision-making that leads to an action, occurs at any meeting which fails to comply with the provisions of the Open Meeting Law, such an action will be null and void. If any member of the governing body taking such an action, or participating in any such deliberation or decision making, knowingly conducts or participates in a meeting which violates the provisions of the Open Meeting Law, that member will be subject to a fine not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150) for the first violation and not to exceed Three Hundred Dollars ($300) each for subsequent violations. Idaho Code ยง 67-2347(1) and (2). It is the opinion of the Attorney General that the Idaho Legislature intended that such fines be paid by the individual member of the governing body, not the governing body itself.
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