What public bodies or agencies are subject to the Open Meeting Law?
Idaho Code ยง 67-2342(1) provides: “All meetings of a governing body of a public agency shall be open to the public and all persons shall be permitted to attend any meeting except as otherwise provided by this act . . . .” (Emphasis added.) “Governing body” is defined by section 67-2341(5) to mean the members of any public agency “with the authority to make decisions for or recommendations to a public agency regarding any matter.” Section 67-2341(4) then defines “public agency” to encompass various categories of governmental entities and subdivisions at all levels of government. The governing bodies of public agencies which are created by or pursuant to statute as well as public agencies which are created by the Idaho Constitution are subject to the Open Meeting Law. Attorney General Opinion No. 77-30. The only public agencies which are statutorily exempt from the Open Meeting Law are the courts and their agencies and divisions, the judicial council and the district magistrates commissi
