Summary

• Jurisdiction: Washington

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Summary

§22.1	Introduction
§22.2	Entities Subject to the Act
	(1) Public Agencies (2) Subagencies (3) Governing Bodies of Agencies and Subagencies
§22.3	Meetings
	(1) What Is a Meeting? (2) Public Attendance at Meetings (3) Exempt Activities
§22.4	Procedural Requirements for Meetings
	(1) Regular Meetings (2) Special Meetings (3) Emergency Meetings (4) Adjournments and Continuances
§22.5	Executive Sessions
	(1) Procedural Requirements (2) Duty of confidentiality as to matters discussed in executive session (3) Authorized Purposes (a) Matters Affecting National Security (b) Acquisition of Real Estate (c) Sale or Lease of Public Real Property (d) Complaints or Charges Against Public Officer or Employee (e) Evaluating Qualifications or Performance (f) Evaluating Candidates for Elective Office (g) Litigation, Potential Litigation, or Enforcement Actions
§22.6	Penalties/Remedies for Violations
	(1) Invalidity of Action (2) Personal Liability (3) Costs and Attorney Fees (4) Injunction/Mandamus
§22.7	Training Requirement
§22.8	Assistance by the Office of Attorney General
§22.9	Index of Significant Attorney General Opinions

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Bob Meinig is a legal consultant with the Municipal Research & Services Center of Washington (MRSC), where he advises city and county officials on municipal legal issues, including the Open Public Meetings Act. He is a 1985 graduate of Seattle University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude). Prior to joining MRSC in 1989, he was an associate with Peter J. Eglick & Associates in...