(1)  A meeting is open to the public unless closed under Sections 52-4-204, 52-4-205, and 52-4-206.

Terms Used In Utah Code 52-4-201

  • Electronic meeting: means a public meeting convened or conducted by means of a conference using electronic communications. See Utah Code 52-4-103
  • Executive session: A portion of the Senate's daily session in which it considers executive business.
  • Meeting: means the convening of a public body or a specified body, with a quorum present, including a workshop or an executive session, whether in person or by means of electronic communications, for the purpose of discussing, receiving comments from the public about, or acting upon a matter over which the public body or specified body has jurisdiction or advisory power. See Utah Code 52-4-103
  • Public body: includes :
(i) an interlocal entity or joint or cooperative undertaking, as those terms are defined in Section 11-13-103;
(ii) a governmental nonprofit corporation as that term is defined in Section 11-13a-102;
(iii) the Utah Independent Redistricting Commission; and
(iv) a project entity, as that term is defined in Section 11-13-103. See Utah Code 52-4-103
  • Quorum: means a simple majority of the membership of a public body, unless otherwise defined by applicable law. See Utah Code 52-4-103
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
    • (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.

    (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:

    (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;

    (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;

    (iii)  the workshop or executive session is an electronic meeting conducted according to the requirements of Section 52-4-207; or

    (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.

    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 14, 2006 General Session
    Amended by Chapter 263, 2006 General Session

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