Open Meetings Overview

The open meetings law was enacted to ensure a process by which governmental decisions are made, and those decisions are transparent and easily accessible to the public.

Important Terms

Governmental Body - includes any of the following entities:

• County board of supervisors, city councils, township trustees, school boards, drainage district trustees, and other similar local governments
• Boards or commissions created by state statute, executive order, or a political subdivision such as the county health board, zoning commission, or state environmental protection commission
• Committees or other bodies formally and directly created by a governing body covered by the open...