What procedural requirements apply to public hearings?
Notice (legislative and quasi-judicial public hearings). Some form of public notice is required for all public hearings. If the statute that requires a public hearing in a particular instance identifies the type of notice to be provided, those notice requirements must be followed. Such notice requirements may include publication in a newspaper, posting on and/or near real property that may be affected by the matter being addressed in the hearing, and mailing notice to specific parties. Since all public hearings are considered public meetings under the Open Public Meetings Act, the notice requirements of that law must be followed. A city or county may, of course, choose to provide any additional notice beyond whatever statutory notice requirements may exist. If the statute requiring a public hearing does not specify the type of public notice to be provided, a good general rule to follow is to provide notice designed to alert those who may be affected by the proposed action, to inform th
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