Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Taping Executive Sessions (update)
The council talked about the issue yesterday, and we are letting Scott Synder work with the issue. There is some concern expressed by Scott that the city may not be able to authorize recording of executive sessions without the aid of the state legislature. I find this point counter-intuitive so I am doing my own research on his legal points. I will keep you updated.
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New legislation is not required to allow the City Council to record an executive session. The law that was before the State Senate and State House created a procedure for taping and at the same protecting the information from disclosure.
Under the current law a council tape is defined as a public document subject to the PDA. If there is a request for disclosure, the city must disclose period. Failure to provide a public document can be a costly proposition. google Armen Yousoufian
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