The week of March 15, 2009 has been designated as Sunshine Law Week in Ohio.
In an effort to help elected officials and the public to better understand the provisions and requirements of this important legislation, the LWV Cuyahoga Area Ed Fund has purchased 250 copies of the new LWV Ohio brochure, THE SUNSHINE LAW: OHIO’S OPEN MEETINGS ACT, to distribute to our 48 community Mayors. Presidents of Councils and other local officials as well as the Cuyahoga County Commissioners and other elected county officials.
The Open Meetings Act is to be liberally construed “to require public officials to take official action and to conduct all deliberations upon official business only in open meetings unless the subject matter is specifically excepted by law.”
On Friday, March 20, from 1-2:30 PM (ET), the LWVEF will co-host the 4th Annual Sunshine Week National Dialogue. The event, “Opening Doors: Finding the Keys to Open Government,” will be held at the Center for American Progress in Washington, DC. It will feature panels of experts from inside and outside government, who will discuss federal openness policies and opportunities for people to use government information to make a difference in their communities. It will be available via webcast at www.openthegovernment.org Audience members will have opportunities to ask questions of the panelists, and Leagues could consider combining the webcase with a follow-up panel to discuss local aspects of the issue.
The Maple Heights Library will host a viewing of the webcast on March 20, 1 - 4 pm; 5225 Library Lane, Maple Heights Library. Registration is required: 216-475-5000.
Sunshine Law brochure.
