District of Columbia Open Meetings Act
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The District of Columbia Open Meetings Act is a transparency law that requires most D.C. government bodies to conduct their meetings openly and provide public access to their deliberations and decisions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia Open Meetings Act canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
District of Columbia statute
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open meetings law ⓘ transparency law ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
enhance public participation in D.C. government
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increase accountability of D.C. public bodies ⓘ |
| allows | closed meetings in specific, limited circumstances ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
District of Columbia government bodies
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advisory committees of D.C. public bodies ⓘ boards and commissions of the District of Columbia ⓘ public bodies of the District of Columbia ⓘ |
| contains |
provisions for limited closed or executive sessions
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requirements for public notice of meetings ⓘ requirements for recording minutes of meetings ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | District of Columbia Office of Open Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedFor |
members of the public interested in D.C. government actions
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residents of the District of Columbia ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | District of Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalArea |
administrative law
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government transparency law ⓘ |
| objective | to ensure that public business in D.C. is conducted in view of the public ⓘ |
| protects | the public’s right to observe D.C. government decision-making ⓘ |
| provides | remedies for violations of open meeting requirements ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ensure that meetings of D.C. public bodies are open to the public
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to promote government transparency in the District of Columbia ⓘ to provide public access to deliberations and decisions of D.C. public bodies ⓘ |
| regulates |
decision-making processes of D.C. public bodies
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deliberations of D.C. public bodies ⓘ how D.C. public bodies conduct meetings ⓘ |
| relatedTo | District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
advance notice of meetings of D.C. public bodies
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most meetings of D.C. public bodies to be open to the public ⓘ public access to records of meetings of D.C. public bodies ⓘ that meeting agendas be made available to the public ⓘ that meeting minutes be made available to the public ⓘ |
| scope | covers deliberations where a quorum of a D.C. public body discusses public business ⓘ |
| typeOf | sunshine law ⓘ |
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