Sunshine Law Workshop to be Held June 20

Julie Brown Patton
Publication: University city Patch | View original article
09:58AM on June 19 2012

A free workshop to cover the Missouri Sunshine Law will be held Wednesday, June 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the Eureka Municipal Court Room at the Eureka Police Station, 120 City Hall Dr.

The event is open to the public.

The one-hour class will be conducted by Tom Durkin, public education director for the Missouri Attorney General’s Office.

Durkin said the workshop is part of an ongoing effort by Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster to provide government officials with support they need to be well informed in conducting their business in a way that brings transparency and fairness to all aspects of government.

Topics to be included in Durkin's presentation are:

• Who does the Sunshine Law apply to?
• What is a public meeting?
• What is a public record?
• Liberal construction of the law;
• Procedures and limitations for closing meetings and records;
• Appointing a custodian of records;and
• Fees for copying public records.

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