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OPEN MEETINGS ACT Paul Miles, Associate General Counsel Questions? - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
OPEN MEETINGS ACT Paul Miles, Associate General Counsel Questions? - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
OPEN MEETINGS ACT Paul Miles, Associate General Counsel Questions? Give us a ring! Why are we here? 1 2 OMA Review How to conduct Review sample public business OMA notice. without getting into trouble. Open Meetings Act Texas
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OMA
How to conduct public business without getting into trouble.
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Review
Review sample OMA notice.
Why are we here?
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Open Meetings Act
Texas Government Code Chapter 551
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What is a meeting?
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Agenda Preparation
Commissioners Court Agenda
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Notice of a Public Meeting
Commissioners Court Agenda
72 hours Courthouse & online Date hour plaCe aCtions
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Discussion and Action
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Emergency Meeting
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Minutes
Commissioners Court Minutes
subjeCt vote
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DeCision aCtion
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Executive Session CONVENE EXECUTIVE SESSION
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Exceptions
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Rights of the Public
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Do’s and Don’ts
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Penalties
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Review
Review sample PIA request and OMA notice.
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OMA NOTICE REVIEW WHAT WHEN HOW
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ELEMENTS
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CLOSED MEETING
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Training and Resources
texasattorneygeneral.gov county.org/legalpublications
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