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Legislature Decriminalizes Local Ordinances

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Public Meetings After the Lifting of the State-Level State of Emergency

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New Rules for Meetings of Public Bodies During State-Level Declared Emergencies

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Failures to Vote by Board Members Participating Remotely

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Meetings and Public Hearings Under the Coronavirus State of Emergency

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Who Appoints City and County Clerks?

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What are “Full and Accurate” Minutes?

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It’s Campaign Season: What Are the Rules About What City and County Officials May Say and Do?

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Prayer at Local Government Meetings: An Evolving Jurisprudence

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Open Meetings Book: New Edition Now Available

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The Peaceful and Orderly Transfer of Power: Answers to Questions About Organizational Meetings and Swearing In New Board Members

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Access to Confidential Client Records by Social Services Governing Boards

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Repealing Ordinances

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Removing Members of Appointed Boards

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When Board Members Won’t Talk Back

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What’s a Public Body?

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Polling the Board

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Locally Adopted Voting Rules

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Approving Minutes of Meetings You Didn’t Attend

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Removing an Elected Official by Amotion: Judge Says It Can Be Done

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Can the Board Go Into a Closed Session to Deliberate a Quasi-Judicial Decision?

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Individual Board Member Access to Email

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Getting Your Message Across: What Can Public Officials Say In Support of Pending Policies or Proposals?

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Powers of Mayors

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I Second that Amotion

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Voting by the mayor pro-tem