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Open Meetings Law
Opinion
# 2001-106
Discussion of several aspects of the "Sunshine Law". Opinion
# 2002-267
Discussion providing that meetings of a Personnel Board must
be open to the public except where the character or good name of an individual
is discussed. Opinion
# 2004-069
Discussion providing criteria for determining whether an agency
or commission is subject to the Sunshine Law and that meetings of committees or
subcommittees with less than a quorum of the members of the council are not subject
to the Sunshine Law. Opinion
# 2004-072
Discussion providing that Alabama's Sunshine Law requires the
physical presence of members to establish a quorum and that for that reason, an
entity may not legally meet by video conference and consider or act in any way
upon any matter. Opinion
# 2004-093
Discussion providing that certain private non-profit organizations
receiving public funds are not subject to the Sunshine Law.
Opinion
# 2004-093
Discussion regarding the use of secret ballots in public meetings.
Opinion # 2004-151
Discussion providing that the names of members present at a closed meeting held to discuss the character of an individual should be disclosed.
Opinion # 2004-185
Discussion providing notice and quorum requirements under the Open Meetings Law.
Opinion # 2009-006
The board meetings of a health care authority organized pursuant to Alabama Code § 22-21-310 are not subject to the Open Meetings Law.
Opinion # 2009-076
The regular copy fee may not be charged to if individuals who use personal cameras or other electronic devices to make a copy of a public record, but an information retrieval fee may be charged if charged to all persons seeking records. The custodian of records does not have the authority to refuse the use of personal cameras or other electronic devices for receiving copies or retrieving information from public records unless the camera or other electronic device unduly interferes with the operation of the office.
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