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RELEVANT LINKS: D.Printed materials Minn. Stat. § 13D.01, subd. 6. At least one copy of the printed materials relating to agenda items that are DPO 08-015. DPO 17-006. provided to the council at or before a meeting must also be made available DPO 13-015 (noting that the open meeting law “is silent for public inspection in the meeting room while the governing body with respect to agendas; it considers the subject matter. This requirement does not apply to materials neither requires them nor prohibits them”). DPO 18- classified by law as other than public or to materials relating to the agenda 003. DPO 18-011. Minn. Stat. items of a closed meeting. § 13D.01, subd. 6. E. Groups governed by the open meeting law Minn. Stat. § 13D.01, subd. 1. Under the Minnesota open meeting law, all city council meetings and executive sessions must be open to the public with only a few exceptions. Minn. Stat. § 465.719, subd. The open meeting law also requires meetings of a public body or of any 9. committee, subcommittee, board, department, or commission of a public body to be open to the public. For example, the governing bodies of local public pension plans, housing and redevelopment authorities, economic development authorities, and city-created corporations are subject to the open meeting law. Southern Minnesota The Minnesota Supreme Court has held, however, that the governing body Municipal Power Agency v. of a municipal electric power agency is not subject to the open meeting Boyne, 578 N.W.2d 362 (Minn. 1998). law because the Legislature has granted these agencies authority to conduct their affairs as private corporations. F. Gatherings governed by the open meeting law Moberg v. Indep. Sch. Dist. The open meeting law does not define the term “meeting.” The Minnesota No. 281, 336 N.W.2d 510 Supreme Court, however, has ruled that meetings are gatherings of a (Minn. 1983). St. Cloud Newspapers, Inc. v. Dist. 742 quorum or more members of the governing body—or a quorum of a Community Schools, 332 committee, subcommittee, board, department, or commission thereof—at N.W.2d 1 (Minn. 1983). which members discuss, decide, or receive information as a group on issues relating to the official business of that governing body. Minn. Stat. § 412.191, subd. For most public bodies, including statutory cities, a majority of its 1. qualified members constitutes a quorum. Charter cities may provide that a Minn. Stat. § 645.08(5). different number of members of the council constitutes a quorum. See Section II-G-4 for more The open meeting law does not generally apply in situations where less information about serial than a quorum of the council is involved. However, serial meetings, in meetings. groups of less than a quorum, that are held to avoid the requirements of the open meeting law may be found to violate the law, depending on the specific facts. League of Minnesota Cities Handbook for Minnesota Cities 7/11/2023 Meetings, Motions, Resolutions, and Ordinances Chapter 7 | Page 13