212 - Open Meetings

A gathering of a majority of board members either in person or electronically in which deliberation of an issue within the scope of the board’s policy-making duties takes place is a board meeting.  A gathering for the purpose of social or ministerial action shall not constitute a board meeting when there is no discussion of policy or no intent to avoid the purpose of the open meetings law.  Meetings of the board shall be conducted in an open meeting unless a closed session is authorized by law or the meeting is exempt from the open meetings law.

 

 

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§ 21, 279.1-.2 (2003).
                                      1982 Op. Att'y Gen. 162.
                                      1980 Op. Att'y Gen. 167.

Cross Reference:  209      Committees of the Board of Directors
                                      211      Board of Directors' Meetings
                                      213      Closed Sessions
                                      214      Board of Directors' Meeting Agenda

Approved 11/01/2004                           Reviewed 03/20/2006                            Revised 03/17/2020
                                                                                            11/15/2010
                                                                                            11/16/2015
                                                                                            03/17/2020