Executive session
Opinion: Court finds Sunshine Act violation in executive session
August 19, 2010 |
Trib Total Media, Inc. ("TTM") brought suit
against the Highlands School District because the
school board barred a reporter from attending an
executive session. In its answer to TTM's
complaint, the school district admitted that the
school board discussed a property tax assessment
appeal with owners of the shopping center subject
to the appeal. The school district asserted that
such an action was permissible under Section
708(a)(4) of the Sunshine Act, which permits the
discussion of matters of pending litigation in an
executive, hence private, session. The
Commonwealth Court held that only attorneys and
advisors may participate in executive sessions
pursuant to this section. Read
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