Posts Tagged ‘open meetings law’

Electronic Meetings During the COVID-19 Emergency: Recommended Practices

Thursday, April 9th, 2020

[UPDATE: Section 4.31 of Session Law 2020-3 enacted new G.S. 166A-19.24, which imposes a variety of procedural requirements on remote meetings held by public bodies during a state of emergency declared by the Governor or General Assembly. As defined by G.S. 166A-19.24, a “remote meeting” is one at which at least one board member participates […]

Tags:, , , , , , , ,
Posted in Featured Posts Related to COVID-19, General Local Government (Miscellaneous), Open Government, Open Meetings, Public Hearings | 2 Comments »

Can We Really Ban In-Person Attendance at Board Meetings During the Coronavirus Emergency?

Wednesday, March 25th, 2020

[Update 11/18/2020: Section 5.2(a) of the Governor’s Executive Order 169 (extended by Executive Order 176) generally exempts “government operations” from the order’s prohibitions on mass gatherings.  The NC Department of Public Safety interprets “government operations” to include local government board meetings. Section 5.2(a) expressly does NOT exempt government operations from the capacity limits imposed by Sections 3.2 […]

Tags:, , , ,
Posted in Emergency Management, Featured Posts Related to COVID-19, General Local Government (Miscellaneous), Open Government, Open Meetings, State of Emergency | 2 Comments »