Utah Code 52-4-201. Meetings open to the public — Exceptions
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(1) A meeting is open to the public unless:
Terms Used In Utah Code 52-4-201
- Electronic meeting: means a meeting that some or all public body members attend through an electronic video, audio, or both video and audio connection, as provided in Section
52-4-207 . See Utah Code 52-4-103 - Executive session: A portion of the Senate's daily session in which it considers executive business.
- Meeting: means a gathering:(5)(a) of a public body or specified body;(5)(b) with a quorum present; and(5)(c) that is convened:(5)(c)(i) by an individual:(5)(c)(i)(A) with authority to convene the public body or specified body; and(5)(c)(i)(B) following the process provided by law for convening the public body or specified body; and(5)(c)(ii) for the express purpose of acting as a public body or specified body to:(5)(c)(ii)(A) receive public comment about a relevant matter;(5)(c)(ii)(B) deliberate about a relevant matter; or(5)(c)(ii)(C) take action upon a relevant matter. See Utah Code 52-4-103
- Participate: means the ability to communicate with all of the members of a public body, either verbally or electronically, so that each member of the public body can hear or observe the communication. See Utah Code 52-4-103
- Public body: includes :
(7)(b)(i) an interlocal entity or joint or cooperative undertaking, as those terms are defined in Section11-13-103 , except for the Water District Water Development Council created pursuant to Section11-13-228 ;(7)(b)(ii) a governmental nonprofit corporation as that term is defined in Section11-13a-102 ;(7)(b)(iii) the Utah Independent Redistricting Commission; and(7)(b)(iv) a project entity, as that term is defined in Section11-13-103 . See Utah Code 52-4-103- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- Quorum: means a simple majority of the membership of a public body, unless otherwise defined by applicable law. See Utah Code 52-4-103
(1)(a) closed under Sections52-4-204 ,52-4-205 , and52-4-206 ; or(1)(b) the meeting is solely for the School Activity Eligibility Commission, described in Section53G-6-1003 , if the commission is in effect in accordance with Section53G-6-1002 , to consider, discuss, or determine, in accordance with Section53G-6-1004 , an individual student’s eligibility to participate in an interscholastic activity, as that term is defined in Section53G-6-1001 , including the commission’s determinative vote on the student’s eligibility.(2)(2)(a) A meeting that is open to the public includes a workshop or an executive session of a public body in which a quorum is present, unless closed in accordance with this chapter.(2)(b) A workshop or an executive session of a public body in which a quorum is present that is held on the same day as a regularly scheduled public meeting of the public body may only be held at the location where the public body is holding the regularly scheduled public meeting unless:(2)(b)(i) the workshop or executive session is held at the location where the public body holds its regularly scheduled public meetings but, for that day, the regularly scheduled public meeting is being held at different location;(2)(b)(ii) any of the meetings held on the same day is a site visit or a traveling tour and, in accordance with this chapter, public notice is given;(2)(b)(iii) the workshop or executive session is an electronic meeting conducted according to the requirements of Section52-4-207 ; or(2)(b)(iv) it is not practicable to conduct the workshop or executive session at the regular location of the public body’s open meetings due to an emergency or extraordinary circumstances.