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MACDC Intercounty Drain Procedures Training. Open Meetings Act. Lizzie Mills Fahey Schultz Burzych Rhodes PLC. February 15, 2017 macdc.us. Why the Open Meetings Act?. Accountability Transparency Responsibility. macdc.us . The Basics.
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MACDCIntercounty Drain Procedures Training Open Meetings Act Lizzie Mills Fahey Schultz Burzych Rhodes PLC February 15, 2017 macdc.us
Why the Open Meetings Act? • Accountability • Transparency • Responsibility macdc.us
The Basics All decisions of the drainage board must be made during a properly noticed public meeting macdc.us
What Makes a Meeting? A Quorum • Physical Presence At A Meeting? • Socializing? • Electronic Communication? macdc.us
Beware the Unintentional Meeting • Traps for the Unwary • Electronic Communications • Reply All • Round Robin macdc.us
Advisory Committees and OMA macdc.us
Posting Notice Determine time, date, and location for the meeting macdc.us
Notice Timing • Special Meetings • At least 18 hours before the meeting • Regular Meetings • For regular meetings set on annual basis: post within 10 days of the first meeting of the year • For changes to schedule: post within 3 days of the meeting at which change is made macdc.us
Meeting Location • Available to the general public macdc.us
Public Participation and Removal • Rules for Participation • Time Limits • Speaker Cards • Microphones, Recordings, & TV (Oh, my!) • Removing a member of the public macdc.us
Closed Session Meetings macdc.us
Minutes • Content • Approval • Availability • Special note on closed session minutes macdc.us
Joint Meetings • Occasionally, the intercounty drainage board may have a need to meet concurrently with other public bodies. • Notice • Decision Making • Minutes macdc.us
Consequences for Violating Oma macdc.us
Questions? Helen Lizzie Mills Fahey Schultz Burzych Rhodes PLC 4151 Okemos Road, Okemos, MI 48864 Email: hmills@fsbrlaw.com Tel: (517)381-0100 Website: www.fsbrlaw.com macdc.us
