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, in March 2009, purchased 250 copies of the new LWV Ohio brochure, THE SUNSHINE LAW: OHIO’S OPEN MEETINGS ACT. It was distributed 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, 2009, the LWV United States Education Fund co-hosted the 4th Annual Sunshine Week National Dialogue. The event, “Opening Doors: Finding the Keys to Open Government,” was held at the Center for American Progress in Washington, DC. It featured panels of experts from inside and outside government, who discussed federal openness policies and opportunities for people to use government. To learn more, visit www.openthegovernment.org
