Code No. 211
OPEN MEETINGS
A board meeting is a gathering of a majority of board members in which deliberation of an issue within the jurisdiction of the board takes place. A gathering for the purpose of social or ministerial action will not constitute a board meeting unless a discussion of policy takes place. Meetings of the board will be conducted in an open session 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 (2013).
1982 Op. Att'y Gen. 162.
1980 Op. Att'y Gen. 167.
Cross Reference:
208 Ad Hoc Committees
210 Board of Directors' Meetings
210.8 Board Meeting Agenda
212 Closed Sessions
Approved: 07-09-08
Reviewed: 05-22-24
Revised: 08-13-08