What meetings are exempt from the Open Public Meetings Act?
There are four situations where a governing body may meet and not be subject to the requirements of the Act, though only three have possible application to cities or counties: • proceedings concerned with formally issuing an order granting, suspending, revoking, or denying any license, permit, or certificate to engage in any business or occupation; • that portion of a meeting of a quasi-judicial body which relates to a quasi-judicial matter between named parties as distinguished from a matter having general effect on the public or on a class or group; and • collective bargaining sessions with employee organizations, including contract negotiations, grievance meetings, and discussions relating to the interpretation or application of a labor agreement; or that portion of a meeting during which the governingbody is planning or adopting the strategy or position to be taken by the governing body during the course of any collective bargaining, professional negotiations, or grievance or media
