DC Council changes open meetings law

Open Meetings issue raised after KCKCC Board discusses president’s contract at retreat - The Sentinel

A recent retreat attended by Kansas City Kansas Community College Board of Trustees members in which details of a new contract offered to College President Greg Mosier is being criticized by one attendee, and may have an issue with the  Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA). KOMA applies to all legislative and administrative bodies and agencies of the state, as well as political and taxing subdivisions. The Act defines a meeting as “Any gathering or a…

DC Council changes open meetings law

The D.C. Council passed emergency legislation Tuesday that changes the city’s open meetings law to allow private meetings in certain situations. Critics of the measure are pouncing on the change, saying it would dramatically modify the way the city operates. But city officials insist it’s needed. Under this new law, council members will be allowed to have private meetings without the required two days of notice to the public, as long as the meet…

DC Council wants private meetings with Bowser to discuss ‘political strategy’ in face of hostile Congress

The Council of the District of Columbia is looking for ways to meet privately with Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser. The proposal, supported by all 12 Council members, would make it easier for them to meet with the mayor privately…

D.C. Council to vote on measure to close some meetings to the public

“Councilmember Allen on Council’s Changes to Open Meetings Act on an Emergency and Temporary Basis”

photo by Emma K Alexandra From the office of Councilmember Charles Allen: “The DC Council passed an emergency bill making substantial changes to how the District’s Open Meetings Act (OMA) applies to the Council, significantly limiting applicability of the OMA to only legislative meetings and committee markups. Under the Council Rules, an emergency bill requires a 2/3 vote of the Members to pass and remains in effect for 90 days. Notably, it is n…

District Links: Council votes to amend DC’s open meetings law to enable private discussions; Norton criticizes latest home rule attack; and more

The DC Council voted 10-2 this afternoon to approve emergency legislation to create new exceptions to the District’s open meetings law, although Chair Phil Mendelson’s amended proposal did narrow the provisions allowing site visits and retreats without public access or notice so they will apply only to the council and not the full scope of […]