1. OPEN MEETINGS AND PUBLIC RECORDS Annual Conference of the North Carolina Association of ABC Boards Greensboro Michael Crowell July 29, 2013

2. 1. Is it a meeting when two members talk on the phone? YES 2. Is the dinner a board meeting? NO

3. 3. Do you have to give notice of the new meeting time? NO Types of meetings: Regular Special Emergency

4. 4. May the board go into closed session to discuss relations with the county? NO Closed sessions: Personnel Attorney/client Criminal investigation Property purchase/lease

5. 5. Must you allow the reporter to record the meeting? YES 6. Do you have to allow the citizen to speak? NO

6. 7. Does the board have to compile the lists requested by the reporter? NO 8. Are the emails and texts public records? IT DEPENDS

7. 9. Does the board have to keep minutes of the closed session? YES 10. Are the manager’s personnel records open to the public? EGGHH!!

8. It’s a meeting whenever a majority get together to discuss business Generally cannot hold meeting without 48 hours notice Can close meeting only for one of the reasons listed in the statute Have to say why closing meeting Have to keep minutes of closed sessions All communications about board business are public records Generally you do not have to create records