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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