Saturday, April 4, 2009

Local Government Watch: Wisconsin

Apparently in Wisconsin officials, are subject to a fine for non-compliance with the notification requirement of the Open Meetings Act.

Town leaders met in closed session at 6 p.m. on March 17th without posting notice 24 hours in advance as required by Wisconsin state statute and without notifying media outlets.

Hauser, Kitzmann, Booth and Schaller could face fines of $25 to $300 each, and any action taken in the closed session could be invalidated if investigators conclude they violated open meeting laws, Gruenke said.

Read this short story by clicking on the following:  Local Government Watch: Wisconsin

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