2013 City Meeting Minutes
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April 15, 2013 Greenscape Meeting
March 18, 2013 Greenscape Meeting February 19, 2013 - Canceled January 22, 2013 Greenscape Meeting |
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December 19, 2013 RDC Regular Meeting
November 21, 2013 RDC Meeting - Canceled October 17, 2013 RDC Regular Meeting September 25, 2013 RDC Special Meeting September 19, 2013 RDC Regular Meeting |
August 15, 2013 RDC Regular Meeting
July 18, 2013 RDC Regular Meeting July 10, 2013 RDC Executive Meeting June 20, 2013 RDC Regular Meeting May 16, 2013 RDC Regular Meeting |
April 18, 2013 RDC Regular Meeting
March 26, 2013 RDC Regular Meeting March 21, 2013 RDC Meeting - Rescheduled February 21, 2013 RDC Meeting - Canceled January 17, 2013 RDC Regular Meeting |
A Public Agency's Responsibility Under the "Open Door Law"
Suppose I am unable to attend an open meeting and want to find out what happened. What can I do?
You can obtain a copy of the meeting memoranda. Indiana's Open Door Law (ODL) requires the following memoranda to be kept:
• date, time, and place of the meeting;
• the members of the governing body recorded as either present or absent;
• the general substance of all matters proposed, discussed, or decided; and
• a record of all votes taken, by individual members, if there is a roll call.
The memoranda are to be available within a reasonable period of time after the meeting for the purpose of informing the public of the governing body’s proceedings.
Must a governing body keep minutes of its meetings?
There is no requirement in the ODL for a public agency to keep minutes of its meeting. Minutes of a meeting, if any, are to be open for public inspection and copying. A public agency may not deny access to minutes of a meeting simply because they are still in “draft” form or have not yet been approved. Such records are disclosable public records under the Access to Public Records Act (APRA).
What if errors occur in the minutes of an open meeting?
The governing body may correct minutes of its meetings and make corrections to the record where errors have occurred in properly recording the minutes. Modifications and amendments may be made to entries of minutes.
Suppose I am unable to attend an open meeting and want to find out what happened. What can I do?
You can obtain a copy of the meeting memoranda. Indiana's Open Door Law (ODL) requires the following memoranda to be kept:
• date, time, and place of the meeting;
• the members of the governing body recorded as either present or absent;
• the general substance of all matters proposed, discussed, or decided; and
• a record of all votes taken, by individual members, if there is a roll call.
The memoranda are to be available within a reasonable period of time after the meeting for the purpose of informing the public of the governing body’s proceedings.
Must a governing body keep minutes of its meetings?
There is no requirement in the ODL for a public agency to keep minutes of its meeting. Minutes of a meeting, if any, are to be open for public inspection and copying. A public agency may not deny access to minutes of a meeting simply because they are still in “draft” form or have not yet been approved. Such records are disclosable public records under the Access to Public Records Act (APRA).
What if errors occur in the minutes of an open meeting?
The governing body may correct minutes of its meetings and make corrections to the record where errors have occurred in properly recording the minutes. Modifications and amendments may be made to entries of minutes.