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City Council Breaks Open Meetings Law

By Newburgh Advocate ⋅ June 3, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

It’s time to award another Closed Door Award. This one goes to City Manager Jean Ann McGrane and Economic Development Director Robert McKenna for shutting out the public to a meeting that had a majority of the city council present and thus fell under the Open Meetings Law.
According to Jenny Loeb, a community organizer [...]

Inaugural Closed Door Award

By Newburgh Advocate ⋅ May 21, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Today’s post marks the inauguration of the “Closed Door Award,” an award that is given to distinguish gratuitous use of executive session by a governmental body.
The gratuitous use of executive session is anathema to good government and open government.
Now there is a way to recognize when a governmental body inappropriately shuts the public out. [...]

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