§25-301.
This act shall be known as the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.
§25-302.
It is the public policy of the State of Oklahoma to encourage and
facilitate an informed citizenry's understanding of the governmental
processes and governmental problems.
§25-303.
All meetings of public bodies, as defined hereinafter, shall be held
at specified times and places which are convenient to the public and
shall be open to the public, except as hereinafter specifically
provided. All meetings of such public bodies, except for executive
sessions of the State Banking Board and Oklahoma Savings and Loan
Board, shall be preceded by advance public notice specifying the time
and place of each such meeting to be convened as well as the subject
matter or matters to be considered at such meeting, as hereinafter
provided.
§25-304.
As used in the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act:
1. "Public body" means the governing bodies of all municipalities
located within this state, boards of county commissioners of the
counties in this state, boards of public and higher education in this
state and all boards, bureaus, commissions, agencies, trusteeships,
authorities, councils, committees, public trusts or any entity created
by a public trust, task forces or study groups in this state supported
in whole or in part by public funds or entrusted with the expending of
public funds, or administering public property, and shall include all
committees or subcommittees of any public body. It shall not mean the
state judiciary, the Council on Judicial Complaints when conducting,
discussing, or deliberating any matter relating to a complaint
received or filed with the Council, the Legislature, or administrative
staffs of public bodies, including, but not limited to, faculty
meetings and athletic staff meetings of institutions of higher
education when those staffs are not meeting with the public body, or
entry-year assistance committees. Furthermore, it shall not mean the
multidisciplinary team provided for in subsection C of Section 1-502.2
of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes or any school board meeting for
the sole purpose of considering recommendations of a multidisciplinary
team and deciding the placement of any child who is the subject of
such recommendations. Furthermore, it shall not mean meetings
conducted by stewards designated by the Oklahoma Horse Racing
Commission pursuant to Section 203.4 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma
Statutes when the stewards are officiating at races or otherwise
enforcing rules of the Commission;
2. "Meeting" means the conduct of business of a public body by a
majority of its members being personally together or, as authorized by
Section 307.1 of this title, together pursuant to a teleconference;
3. "Regularly scheduled meeting" means a meeting at which the regular
business of the public body is conducted;
4. "Special meeting" means any meeting of a public body other than a
regularly scheduled meeting or emergency meeting;
5. "Emergency meeting" means any meeting called for the purpose of
dealing with an emergency. For purposes of this act, an emergency is
defined as a situation involving injury to persons or injury and
damage to public or personal property or immediate financial loss when
the time requirements for public notice of a special meeting would
make such procedure impractical and increase the likelihood of injury
or damage or immediate financial loss;
6. "Continued or reconvened meeting" means a meeting which is
assembled for the purpose of finishing business appearing on an agenda
of a previous meeting. For the purposes of this act, only matters on
the agenda of the previous meeting at which the announcement of the
continuance is made may be discussed at a continued or reconvened
meeting; and
7. "Teleconference" means a conference among members of a public body
remote from one another who are linked by interactive
telecommunication devices permitting both visual and auditory
communication between and among members of the public body and members
of the public.
§25-304v1.
As used in the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act:
1. "Public body" means the governing bodies of all municipalities
located within this state, boards of county commissioners of the
counties in this state, boards of public and higher education in this
state and all boards, bureaus, commissions, agencies, trusteeships,
authorities, councils, committees, public trusts or any entity created
by a public trust, task forces or study groups in this state supported
in whole or in part by public funds or entrusted with the expending of
public funds, or administering public property, and shall include all
committees or subcommittees of any public body. It shall not mean the
state judiciary or the Legislature or administrative staffs of public
bodies, including, but not limited to, faculty meetings and athletic
staff meetings of institutions of higher education when those staffs
are not meeting with the public body, or entry-year assistance
committees. Furthermore, it shall not mean the multidisciplinary team
provided for in subsection C of Section 1-502.2 of Title 63 of the
Oklahoma Statutes or any school board meeting for the sole purpose of
considering recommendations of said multidisciplinary team and
deciding the placement of any child who is the subject of such
recommendations;
2. "Meeting" means the conduct of business of a public body by a
majority of its members being personally together or, as authorized by
Section 307.1 of this title, together pursuant to a teleconference;
3. "Regularly scheduled meeting" means a meeting at which the regular
business of the public body is conducted;
4. "Special meeting" means any meeting of a public body other than a
regularly scheduled meeting or emergency meeting;
5. "Emergency meeting" means any meeting called for the purpose of
dealing with an emergency. For purposes of this act, an emergency is
defined as a situation involving injury to persons or injury and
damage to public or personal property or immediate financial loss when
the time requirements for public notice of a special meeting would
make such procedure impractical and increase the likelihood of injury
or damage or immediate financial loss;
6. "Continued or reconvened meeting" means a meeting which is
assembled for the purpose of finishing business appearing on an agenda
of a previous meeting. For the purposes of this act, only matters on
the agenda of the previous meeting at which the announcement of the
continuance is made may be discussed at a continued or reconvened
meeting; and
7. "Teleconference" means a conference among members of a public body
remote from one another who are linked by interactive
telecommunication devices permitting both visual and auditory
communication between and among members of the public body and members
of the public.
§25-304v2.
As used in the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act:
1. "Public body" means the governing bodies of all municipalities
located within the State of Oklahoma, boards of county commissioners
of the counties in the State of Oklahoma, boards of public and higher
education in the State of Oklahoma and all boards, bureaus,
commissions, agencies, trusteeships, authorities, councils,
committees, public trusts, task forces or study groups in the State of
Oklahoma supported in whole or in part by public funds or entrusted
with the expending of public funds, or administering public property,
and shall include all committees or subcommittees of any public body.
It shall not mean the state judiciary or the State Legislature or
administrative staffs of public bodies, including, but not limited to,
faculty meetings and athletic staff meetings of institutions of higher
education when said staffs are not meeting with the public body, or
entry-year assistance committees, as defined in Section 6-152 of Title
70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Furthermore, it shall not mean the
multidisciplinary team provided for in subsection B of Section 1-502.2
of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes or any school board meeting for
the sole purpose of considering recommendations of said
multidisciplinary team and deciding the placement of any child who is
the subject of such recommendations. Furthermore, it shall not mean
meetings conducted by stewards designated by the Oklahoma Horse Racing
Commission pursuant to Section 203.4 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma
Statutes when the stewards are officiating at races or otherwise
enforcing rules of the Commission.
2. "Meeting" means the conducting of business of a public body by a
majority of its members being personally together or, as authorized by
Section 307.1 of this title, together pursuant to a teleconference.
3. "Regularly scheduled meeting" means a meeting at which the regular
business of the public body is conducted.
4. "Special meeting" means any meeting of a public body other than a
regularly scheduled meeting or emergency meeting.
5. "Emergency meeting" means any meeting called for the purpose of
dealing with an emergency. For purposes of this act, an emergency is
defined as a situation involving injury to persons or injury and
damage to public or personal property or immediate financial loss when
the time requirements for public notice of a special meeting would
make such procedure impractical and increase the likelihood of injury
or damage or immediate financial loss.
6. "Continued or reconvened meeting" means a meeting which is
assembled for the purpose of finishing business appearing on an agenda
of a previous meeting. For the purposes of this act, only matters on
the agenda of the previous meeting at which the announcement of the
continuance is made may be discussed at a continued or reconvened
meeting.
7. "Teleconference" means a conference among members of a public body
remote from one another who are linked by interactive
telecommunication devices permitting both visual and auditory
communication between and among members of the public body and members
of the public.
§25-305.
In all meetings of public bodies, the vote of each member must be
publicly cast and recorded.
§25-306.
No informal gatherings or any electronic or telephonic communications,
except teleconferences as authorized by Section 3 of this act, among a
majority of the members of a public body shall be used to decide any
action or to take any vote on any matter.
§25-307.
A. No public body shall hold executive sessions unless otherwise
specifically provided in this section.
B. Executive sessions of public bodies will be permitted only for the
purpose of:
1. Discussing the employment, hiring, appointment, promotion,
demotion, disciplining or resignation of any individual salaried
public officer or employee;
2. Discussing negotiations concerning employees and representatives of
employee groups;
3. Discussing the purchase or appraisal of real property;
4. Confidential communications between a public body and its attorney
concerning a pending investigation, claim, or action if the public
body, with the advice of its attorney, determines that disclosure will
seriously impair the ability of the public body to process the claim
or conduct a pending investigation, litigation, or proceeding in the
public interest;
5. Permitting district boards of education to hear evidence and
discuss the expulsion or suspension of a student when requested by the
student involved or his parent, attorney or legal guardian;
6. Discussing matters involving a specific handicapped child;
7. Discussing any matter where disclosure of information would violate
confidentiality requirements of state or federal law; or
8. Engaging in deliberations or rendering a final or intermediate
decision in an individual proceeding pursuant to Article II of the
Administrative Procedures Act.
C. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection B of this section, the
following public bodies may hold executive sessions:
1. The State Banking Board, as provided for under Section 306.1 of
Title 6 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
2. The Oklahoma Industrial Finance Authority, as provided for in
Section 854 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
3. The Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, as provided for in
Section 5062.6 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
4. The Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology,
as provided for in Section 5060.7 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma
Statutes;
5. The Oklahoma Savings and Loan Board, as provided for under
subsection A of Section 381.74 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
6. The Oklahoma Health Research Committee for purposes of conferring
on matters pertaining to research and development of products, if
public disclosure of the matter discussed would interfere with the
development of patents, copyrights, products, or services;
7. A review committee, as provided for in Section 855 of Title 62 of
the Oklahoma Statutes;
8. The Child Death Review Board for purposes of receiving and
conferring on matters pertaining to materials declared confidential by
law;
9. All nonprofit foundations, boards, bureaus, commissions, agencies,
trusteeships, authorities, councils, committees, public trusts, task
forces or study groups supported in whole or part by public funds or
entrusted with the expenditure of public funds for purposes of
conferring on matters pertaining to economic development, including
the transfer of property, financing, or the creation of a proposal to
entice a business to locate within their jurisdiction if public
disclosure of the matter discussed would interfere with the
development of products or services or if public disclosure would
violate the confidentiality of the business; and
10. The Oklahoma Indigent Defense System Board for purposes of
discussing negotiating strategies in connection with making possible
counteroffers to offers to contract to provide legal representation to
indigent criminal defendants and indigent juveniles in cases for which
the System must provide representation pursuant to the provisions of
the Indigent Defense System Act, Section 1355 et seq. of Title 22 of
the Oklahoma Statutes.
D. An executive session for the purpose of discussing the purchase or
appraisal of real property shall be limited to members of the public
body, the attorney for the public body, and the immediate staff of the
public body. No landowner, real estate salesperson, broker, developer,
or any other person who may profit directly or indirectly by a
proposed transaction concerning real property which is under
consideration may be present or participate in the executive session.
E. No public body may go into an executive session unless the
following procedures are strictly complied with:
1. The proposed executive session is noted on the agenda as provided
in Section 311 of this title;
2. The executive session is authorized by a majority vote of a quorum
of the members present and the vote is a recorded vote; and
3. Except for matters considered in executive sessions of the State
Banking Board and the Oklahoma Savings and Loan Board, and which are
required by state or federal law to be confidential, any vote or
action on any item of business considered in an executive session
shall be taken in public meeting with the vote of each member publicly
cast and recorded.
F. A willful violation of the provisions of this section shall:
1. Subject each member of the public body to criminal sanctions as
provided in Section 314 of this title; and
2. Cause the minutes and all other records of the executive session,
including tape recordings, to be immediately made public.
§25-307.1.
§25-307.1v1.
A. No public body shall hold meetings by teleconference except:
1. Oklahoma Futures;
2. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education;
3. The Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision;
4. The State Board of Osteopathic Examiners;
5. The Board of Dentistry;
6. The Variance and Appeals Boards created in Sections 1021.1, 1697
and 1850.16 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
7. The Corporation Commission; and
8. A public trust whose beneficiary is a municipality; however, no
more than twenty percent (20%) of a quorum of the trustees may
participate by teleconference and during any such meetings all votes
shall be roll call votes.
B. No public body authorized to hold meetings by teleconference shall
conduct an executive session by teleconference.
§25-307.1v2.
A. No public body shall hold meetings by teleconference except:
1. Oklahoma Futures;
2. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education;
3. The Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision;
4. The State Board of Osteopathic Examiners;
5. The Board of Dentistry;
6. The Variance and Appeals Boards created in Sections 1021.1, 1697
and 1850.16 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
7. A public trust whose beneficiary is a municipality; however, no
more than twenty percent (20%) of a quorum of the trustees may
participate by teleconference and during any such meetings all votes
shall be roll call votes; and
8. The Native American Cultural and Educational Authority.
B. No public body authorized to hold meetings by teleconference shall
conduct an executive session by teleconference.
§25-307v1.
A. No public body shall hold executive sessions unless otherwise
specifically provided in this section.
B. Executive sessions of public bodies will be permitted only for the
purpose of:
1. Discussing the employment, hiring, appointment, promotion,
demotion, disciplining or resignation of any individual salaried
public officer or employee;
2. Discussing negotiations concerning employees and representatives of
employee groups;
3. Discussing the purchase or appraisal of real property;
4. Confidential communications between a public body and its attorney
concerning a pending investigation, claim, or action if the public
body, with the advice of its attorney, determines that disclosure will
seriously impair the ability of the public body to process the claim
or conduct a pending investigation, litigation, or proceeding in the
public interest;
5. Permitting district boards of education to hear evidence and
discuss the expulsion or suspension of a student when requested by the
student involved or his parent, attorney or legal guardian;
6. Discussing matters involving a specific handicapped child;
7. Discussing any matter where disclosure of information would violate
confidentiality requirements of state or federal law; or
8. Engaging in deliberations or rendering a final or intermediate
decision in an individual proceeding pursuant to Article II of the
Administrative Procedures Act.
C. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection B of this section, the
following public bodies may hold executive sessions:
1. The State Banking Board, as provided for under Section 306.1 of
Title 6 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
2. The Oklahoma Industrial Finance Authority, as provided for in
Section 854 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
3. The Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, as provided for in
Section 5062.6 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
4. The Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology,
as provided for in Section 5060.7 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma
Statutes;
5. The Oklahoma Savings and Loan Board, as provided for under
subsection A of Section 381.74 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
6. The Oklahoma Health Research Committee for purposes of conferring
on matters pertaining to research and development of products, if
public disclosure of the matter discussed would interfere with the
development of patents, copyrights, products, or services;
7. A review committee, as provided for in Section 855 of Title 62 of
the Oklahoma Statutes;
8. The Child Death Review Board for purposes of receiving and
conferring on matters pertaining to materials declared confidential by
law; and
9. The Oklahoma Indigent Defense System Board for purposes of
discussing negotiating strategies in connection with making possible
counteroffers to offers to contract to provide legal representation to
indigent criminal defendants and indigent juveniles in cases for which
the System must provide representation pursuant to the provisions of
the Indigent Defense System Act, Section 1355 et seq. of Title 22 of
the Oklahoma Statutes.
D. An executive session for the purpose of discussing the purchase or
appraisal of real property shall be limited to members of the public
body, the attorney for the public body, and the immediate staff of the
public body. No landowner, real estate salesperson, broker, developer,
or any other person who may profit directly or indirectly by a
proposed transaction concerning real property which is under
consideration may be present or participate in the executive session.
E. No public body may go into an executive session unless the
following procedures are strictly complied with:
1. The proposed executive session is noted on the agenda as provided
in Section 311 of this title;
2. The executive session is authorized by a majority vote of a quorum
of the members present and the vote is a recorded vote; and
3. Except for matters considered in executive sessions of the State
Banking Board and the Oklahoma Savings and Loan Board, and which are
required by state or federal law to be confidential, any vote or
action on any item of business considered in an executive session
shall be taken in public meeting with the vote of each member publicly
cast and recorded.
F. A willful violation of the provisions of this section shall:
1. Subject each member of the public body to criminal sanctions as
provided in Section 314 of this title; and
2. Cause the minutes and all other records of the executive session,
including tape recordings, to be immediately made public.
§25-307v2.
A. No public body shall hold executive sessions unless otherwise
specifically provided in this section.
B. Executive sessions of public bodies will be permitted only for the
purpose of:
1. Discussing the employment, hiring, appointment, promotion,
demotion, disciplining or resignation of any individual salaried
public officer or employee;
2. Discussing negotiations concerning employees and representatives of
employee groups;
3. Discussing the purchase or appraisal of real property;
4. Confidential communications between a public body and its attorney
concerning a pending investigation, claim, or action if the public
body, with the advice of its attorney, determines that disclosure will
seriously impair the ability of the public body to process the claim
or conduct a pending investigation, litigation, or proceeding in the
public interest;
5. Permitting district boards of education to hear evidence and
discuss the expulsion or suspension of a student when requested by the
student involved or his parent, attorney or legal guardian;
6. Discussing matters involving a specific handicapped child;
7. Discussing any matter where disclosure of information would violate
confidentiality requirements of state or federal law; or
8. Engaging in deliberations or rendering a final or intermediate
decision in an individual proceeding pursuant to Article II of the
Administrative Procedures Act.
C. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection B of this section, the
following public bodies may hold executive sessions:
1. The State Banking Board, as provided for under Section 306.1 of
Title 6 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
2. The Oklahoma Industrial Finance Authority, as provided for in
Section 854 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
3. The Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, as provided for in
Section 5062.6 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
4. The Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology,
as provided for in Section 5060.7 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma
Statutes;
5. The Oklahoma Savings and Loan Board, as provided for under
subsection A of Section 381.74 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
6. The Oklahoma Health Research Committee for purposes of conferring
on matters pertaining to research and development of products, if
public disclosure of the matter discussed would interfere with the
development of patents, copyrights, products, or services;
7. A review committee, as provided for in Section 855 of Title 62 of
the Oklahoma Statutes;
8. The Child Death Review Board for purposes of receiving and
conferring on matters pertaining to materials declared confidential by
law; and
9. All nonprofit foundations, boards, bureaus, commissions, agencies,
trusteeships, authorities, councils, committees, public trusts, task
forces or study groups supported in whole or part by public funds or
entrusted with the expenditure of public funds for purposes of
conferring on matters pertaining to economic development, including
the transfer of property, financing, or the creation of a proposal to
entice a business to locate within their jurisdiction if public
disclosure of the matter discussed would interfere with the
development of products or services or if public disclosure would
violate the confidentiality of the business.
D. An executive session for the purpose of discussing the purchase or
appraisal of real property shall be limited to members of the public
body, the attorney for the public body, and the immediate staff of the
public body. No landowner, real estate salesperson, broker, developer,
or any other person who may profit directly or indirectly by a
proposed transaction concerning real property which is under
consideration may be present or participate in the executive session.
E. No public body may go into an executive session unless the
following procedures are strictly complied with:
1. The proposed executive session is noted on the agenda as provided
in Section 311 of this title;
2. The executive session is authorized by a majority vote of a quorum
of the members present and the vote is a recorded vote; and
3. Except for matters considered in executive sessions of the State
Banking Board and the Oklahoma Savings and Loan Board, and which are
required by state or federal law to be confidential, any vote or
action on any item of business considered in an executive session
shall be taken in public meeting with the vote of each member publicly
cast and recorded.
F. A willful violation of the provisions of this section shall:
1. Subject each member of the public body to criminal sanctions as
provided in Section 314 of this title; and
2. Cause the minutes and all other records of the executive session,
including tape recordings, to be immediately made public.
§25-308.
Any meeting between the governor and a majority of members of any
public body shall be open to the public and subject to all other
provisions of this act.
§25-309.
The Legislature shall conduct open meetings in accordance with rules
to be adopted by each house thereof.
§25-31.
Words giving a joint authority to three or more public officers or
other persons, are construed as giving such authority to a majority of
them, unless it is otherwise expressed in the act giving the
authority.
§25-310.
Any member of the Legislature appointed as a member of a committee of
either house of the Legislature or joint committee thereof shall be
permitted to attend any executive session authorized by the Oklahoma
Open Meeting Act of any state agency, board or commission whenever the
jurisdiction of such committee includes the actions of the public body
involved.
§25-311.
A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, all regularly
scheduled, continued or reconvened, special or emergency meetings of
public bodies shall be preceded by public notice as follows:
1. All public bodies shall give notice in writing by December 15 of
each calendar year of the schedule showing the date, time and place of
the regularly scheduled meetings of such public bodies for the
following calendar year.
2. All state public bodies, including, but not limited to, public
trusts and other bodies with the state as beneficiary, shall give such
notice to the Secretary of State.
3. All county public bodies, including, but not limited to, public
trusts and any other bodies with the county as beneficiary, shall give
such notice to the county clerk of the county wherein they are
principally located.
4. All municipal public bodies, including, but not limited to, public
trusts and any other bodies with the municipality as beneficiary,
shall give such notice to the municipal clerk of the municipality
wherein they are principally located.
5. All multicounty, regional, areawide or district public bodies,
including, but not limited to, district boards of education, shall
give such notice to the county clerk of the county wherein they are
principally located, or if no office exists, to the county clerk of
the county or counties served by such public body.
6. All governing boards of state institutions of higher education, and
committees and subcommittees thereof, shall give such notice to the
Secretary of State. All other public bodies covered by the provisions
of this act which exist under the auspices of a state institution of
higher education, but a majority of whose members are not members of
the institution's governing board, shall give such notice to the
county clerk of the county wherein the institution is principally
located.
7. The Secretary of State and each county clerk or municipal clerk
shall keep a record of all notices received in a register open to the
public for inspection during regular office hours, and, in addition,
shall make known upon any request of any person the contents of said
register.
8. If any change is to be made of the date, time or place of regularly
scheduled meetings of public bodies, then notice in writing shall be
given to the Secretary of State or county clerk or municipal clerk, as
required herein, not less than ten (10) days prior to the
implementation of any such change.
9. In addition to the advance public notice in writing required to be
filed for regularly scheduled meetings, all public bodies shall, at
least twenty-four (24) hours prior to such meetings, display public
notice of said meeting, setting forth thereon the date, time, place
and agenda for said meeting, such twenty-four (24) hours prior public
posting shall exclude Saturdays and Sundays and holidays legally
declared by the State of Oklahoma; provided, however, the posting of
an agenda shall not preclude a public body from considering at its
regularly scheduled meeting any new business. Such public notice shall
be posted in prominent public view at the principal office of the
public body or at the location of said meeting if no office exists.
"New business", as used herein, shall mean any matter not known about
or which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the time of
posting.
10. In the event any meeting is to be continued or reconvened, public
notice of such action, including date, time and place of the continued
meeting, shall be given by announcement at the original meeting. Only
matters appearing on the agenda of the meeting which is continued may
be discussed at the continued or reconvened meeting.
11. Special meetings of public bodies shall not be held without public
notice being given at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to said
meetings. Such public notice of date, time and place shall be given in
writing, in person or by telephonic means to the Secretary of State or
to the county clerk or to the municipal clerk by public bodies in the
manner set forth in paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of this section. The
public body also shall cause written notice of the date, time and
place of the meeting to be mailed or delivered to each person,
newspaper, wire service, radio station, and television station that
has filed a written request for notice of meetings of the public body
with the clerk or secretary of the public body or with some other
person designated by the public body. Such written notice shall be
mailed or delivered at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the
special meeting. The public body may charge a fee of up to Eighteen
Dollars ($18.00) per year to persons or entities filing a written
request for notice of meetings, and may require such persons or
entities to renew the request for notice annually. In addition, all
public bodies shall, at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to such
special meetings, display public notice of said meeting, setting forth
thereon the date, time, place and agenda for said meeting. Only
matters appearing on the posted agenda may be considered at said
special meeting. Such public notice shall be posted in prominent
public view at the principal office of the public body or at the
location of said meeting if no office exists. Twenty-four (24) hours
prior public posting shall exclude Saturdays and Sundays and holidays
legally declared by the State of Oklahoma.
12. In the event of an emergency, an emergency meeting of a public
body may be held without the public notice heretofore required. Should
an emergency meeting of a public body be necessary, the person calling
such a meeting shall give as much advance public notice as is
reasonable and possible under the circumstances existing, in person or
by telephonic or electronic means.
B. 1. All agendas required pursuant to the provisions of this section
shall identify all items of business to be transacted by a public body
at a meeting, including, but not limited to, any proposed executive
session for the purpose of engaging in deliberations or rendering a
final or intermediate decision in an individual proceeding prescribed
by the Administrative Procedures Act.
2. If a public body proposes to conduct an executive session, the
agenda shall:
a. contain sufficient information for the public to ascertain that an
executive session will be proposed;
b. identify the items of business and purposes of the executive
session; and
c. state specifically the provision of Section 307 of this title
authorizing the executive session.
§25-312.
A. The proceedings of a public body shall be kept by a person so
designated by such public body in the form of written minutes which
shall be an official summary of the proceedings showing clearly those
members present and absent, all matters considered by the public body,
and all actions taken by such public body. The minutes of each meeting
shall be open to public inspection and shall reflect the manner and
time of notice required by this act.
B. In the written minutes of an emergency meeting, the nature of the
emergency and the proceedings occurring at such meeting, including
reasons for declaring such emergency meeting, shall be included.
C. Any person attending a public meeting may record the proceedings of
said meeting by videotape, audiotape or by any other method;
providing, however, such recording shall not interfere with the
conduct of the meeting.
§25-313.
Any action taken in willful violation of this act shall be invalid.
§25-314.
Any person or persons willfully violating any of the provisions of
this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be
punished by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by
imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding one (1)
year or by both such fine and imprisonment.
