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Arizona’s Open Meeting Law Kathryn Marquoit Assistant Ombudsman – Public Access

What is a Meeting? A.R.S. § (4) “Meeting” is a gathering, in person or through technological devices of a quorum of a public body Discuss Propose Deliberate Take legal action

Quorum? Majority of the public body – A.R.S. § 1-216(B) (unless specific statutory provision specifies a different number) 7 members /quorum =4 5 persons /quorum = 3 3 persons /quorum = 2 *That includes vacant seats unless otherwise specified by law.

Virtual Meetings You may have a meeting through the Internet or other online medium. So long as the public body meets all the open meeting law requirements and promotes public access: Provide clear notice/agenda Facilitate access Maintain meeting minutes Properly preserve all documents created See Ariz. Att’y Gen. Opinion I Seek legal guidance

Circumvention Cannot use any device to circumvent the law. “Splintering the quorum”: Serial communications (verbal, written, electronic, etc.) Meeting with individual members and then reporting what others said with enough to constitute a quorum Polling the members

Serial Communications - May Violate OML Going from one person to the next, sharing communications would violate OML Arizona Agency Handbook § 7.5.2

Attorney General Opinion I05-004: E- mail Attorney General’s website Board members cannot use to circumvent the OML Cannot use among a quorum to: Propose legal action Discuss legal action Deliberate on legal action Take legal action

Communications communications are treated the same as any other form of communication between board members. s exchanged among a quorum of the Board that involve discussion, deliberations, or taking legal action on matters that may come before the Board constitute a meeting and thus violate the open meeting law.

Facts vs. Opinion? There is no distinction between discussing facts vs. discussing opinions among a quorum Deliberation = “collective acquisition and exchange of facts preliminary to a final decision” Therefore, 2-way discussion of facts (among quorum) regarding potential board business = violation

Prohibited 1-Way Communication A single board member may violate the OML if they propose legal action among a quorum outside a properly noticed meeting “Propose” – means “to put forward for consideration, discussion, or adoption.” It only takes 1 person to propose legal action CANNOT propose legal actions outside of a noticed meeting

Communications with the Public Members may express opinions and discuss issues with the public at a venue other than a public meeting, personally, through the media or other public broadcast so long as it is not intended to circumvent the open meeting law

What does that mean? Discussion or opinion must not be principally directed at or directly given to other board members There is no plan to engage in collective deliberation to take legal action. Review these resources: A.R.S. § (B) added by 2008 Session Laws, Ch. 135, § 1 (effective 9/26/08) Attorney General Opinion I07-013

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