Michigan Compiled Laws Act 267 Of 1976 Open Meetings Act (15.261 - 15.275)

AN ACT to require certain meetings of certain public bodies to be open to the public; to require notice and the keeping of minutes of meetings; to provide for enforcement; to provide for invalidation of governmental decisions under certain circumstances; to provide penalties; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts.

History: 1976, Act 267, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977

Section 15.261 Short Title; Effect Of Act On Certain Charter Provisions, Ordinances, Or Resolutions.
(1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Open meetings act”. (2) This act shall supersede all local charter provisions,...
Section 15.262 Definitions.
As used in this act: (a) “Public body” means any state or local legislative or governing body, including a board, commission, committee, subcommittee, authority,...
Section 15.263 Meetings, Decisions, And Deliberations Of Public Body; Requirements; Attending Or Addressing Meeting Of Public Body; Tape-recording, Videotaping, Broadcasting, And Telecasting Proceedings; Rules And Regulations; Exclusion From Meeting; Exemptions.
(1) All meetings of a public body shall be open to the public and shall be held in a place available to the general...
Section 15.264 Public Notice Of Meetings Generally; Contents; Places Of Posting.
The following provisions shall apply with respect to public notice of meetings: (a) A public notice shall always contain the name of the public...
Section 15.265 Public Notice Of Regular Meetings, Change In Schedule Of Regular Meetings, Rescheduled Regular Meetings, Or Special Meetings; Posting; Statement Of Date, Time, And Place; Website; Recess Or Adjournment; Emergency Sessions; Emergency Public Meeting; Meeting In Residential Dwelling; Limitation; Notice; Duration Requirement.
(1) A meeting of a public body shall not be held unless public notice is given as provided in this section by a person...
Section 15.266 Providing Copies Of Public Notice On Written Request; Fee.
(1) Upon the written request of an individual, organization, firm, or corporation, and upon the requesting party's payment of a yearly fee of not...
Section 15.267 Closed Sessions; Roll Call Vote; Separate Set Of Minutes.
(1) A 2/3 roll call vote of members elected or appointed and serving is required to call a closed session, except for the closed...
Section 15.268 Closed Sessions; Permissible Purposes.
A public body may meet in a closed session only for the following purposes: (a) To consider the dismissal, suspension, or disciplining of, or...
Section 15.269 Minutes.
(1) Each public body shall keep minutes of each meeting showing the date, time, place, members present, members absent, any decisions made at a...
Section 15.270 Decisions Of Public Body; Presumption; Civil Action To Invalidate; Jurisdiction; Venue; Reenactment Of Disputed Decision.
(1) Decisions of a public body shall be presumed to have been adopted in compliance with the requirements of this act. The attorney general,...
Section 15.271 Civil Action To Compel Compliance Or Enjoin Noncompliance; Commencement; Venue; Security Not Required; Commencement Of Action For Mandamus; Court Costs And Attorney Fees.
(1) If a public body is not complying with this act, the attorney general, prosecuting attorney of the county in which the public body...
Section 15.272 Violation As Misdemeanor; Penalty.
(1) A public official who intentionally violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00. (2)...
Section 15.273 Violation; Liability.
(1) A public official who intentionally violates this act shall be personally liable in a civil action for actual and exemplary damages of not...
Section 15.273a Selection Of President By Governing Board Of Higher Education Institution; Violation; Civil Fine.
If the governing board of an institution of higher education established under section 4, 5, or 6 of article VIII of the state constitution...
Section 15.274 Repeal Of Mcl 15.251 To 15.253.
Act No. 261 of the Public Acts of 1968, being sections 15.251 to 15.253 of the Compiled Laws of 1970, is repealed. History: 1976,...
Section 15.275 Effective Date.
This act shall take effect January 1, 1977. History: 1976, Act 267, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977

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