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If you have questions about how to deal with a conflict of interest, you may contact the Oregon Government Ethics Commission for advice on how to handle a specific conflict of interest. You may email the Oregon Government Ethics Commission... View Article
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A violation of the Public Meetings Law alone is not grounds for removal from office. However, under ORS 244.270, if the Oregon Government Ethics Commission finds that an appointed public official violated the Public Meetings Law “with intentional disregard of... View Article
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The Public Meetings Law Prohibit does not prohibit governing body members from communicating with members of the public or the media. Governing body members may communicate with constituents and the media about matters of public concern, including matters within the... View Article
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No. Decisions and votes must occur in a public meeting. The public meetings law does not allow a member to poll the votes of a majority of members to see if a proposal will have the body’s support, unless the... View Article
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Serial communications or serial meetings are when a quorum of the members of a governing body, outside of a public meeting, use a series of communications, directly or through intermediaries, for the purpose of deliberating or deciding a matter that... View Article
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Generally, no, but there are circumstances where a governing body may discuss certain topics outside of public view. A quorum of a governing body must normally meet to discuss business in public, unless the business involves a topic that is... View Article
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Each governing body and the individual members of a governing body are subject to the Public Meetings Law.
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The terms used in the Public Meetings Law can be confusing. In fact, one body may be both a Public Body and Governing Body as those terms are used in the Public Meetings Law. Generally, the term Public Body means... View Article
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Quorum means the minimum number of members of a body needed to be present at a meeting for a body to make a decision. See OAR 199-050-0005(9). In most circumstances, it means a simple majority of members of a body.... View Article
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A public meeting is the gathering of a quorum (usually majority) of members of a governing body with the authority to make decisions for, or recommendations to, a public body about matters of policy or administration. A public meeting may... View Article
