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Open Meetings Act |
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Rights and responsibilities A public body is under no obligation to provide copies of written materials that are distributed to members during a meeting. Those documents should generally be available under the Public Information Act, and good governing would suggest that the documents would be available during or immediately after the meeting, but the public body does not have to provide them. A public body is under no obligation to allow audience participation. While most public bodies have a public comment period at some point in the meeting, and sometimes even ask for comments as issues arise, they are under no obligation to do so under the Act. Public bodies cannot bar members of the public from recording or videotaping meetings. However, they can impose restrictions to limit disruption.
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