Comments on: Costly Closed Meetings Considered https://boiseguardian.com/2006/02/28/costly-closed-meetings-considered/ A different slant on the news. Wed, 01 Mar 2006 20:08:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: tam https://boiseguardian.com/2006/02/28/costly-closed-meetings-considered/#comment-895 Wed, 01 Mar 2006 20:08:36 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=235#comment-895 There are certain “infractions” for which it is difficult to “unring the bell” so to speak. An attorney can likely attach some legal tenet to it, but doing the people’s business behind closed doors seems to be one of them. Once the discussion has been had it’s a little like ex parte conversation….it’s really hard to just disregard. Perhaps a criminal charge punishable by 6 months in jail and a hefty fine would be enough to deter this practice. However, as long as one can avail him/herself of legal defense at the taxpayers’ expense, one needn’t be too worried about it at all.

]]> By: Sisyphus https://boiseguardian.com/2006/02/28/costly-closed-meetings-considered/#comment-894 Wed, 01 Mar 2006 16:55:07 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=235#comment-894 Not enough teeth yet in this law. Its a good start.

Ed note–We just hit the highlights of the changes, but there is a little more if you want to track down HB 620 on the legislative site.

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