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The City of Mylo did not hold any meetings that required public notice. The mayor’s discussion with the Sheriff and State Highway Patrol to discuss safety issues did not involve the city council and was not subject to the open meetings law.

The Divide County Ambulance District Board of Directors violated the law when it failed to properly notice its annual meeting or the business meeting that followed. The Board’s practice of using text messaging and emails to conduct business and take final action also violates the law. Regardless of the use of technology, discussions among board members about public business are meetings, and are subject to the open meeting law requirements.

The Williston School Board violated the law when it held an executive session to hold general discussions regarding final candidates for the Superintendent position, and violated the law when the board reached a consensus in the closed meeting. Even when an executive session is authorized, any final action, including a “consensus,” must be taken in the public portion of the meeting.

In order to protect voters from being approached from solicitation for sale or gathering of signatures, the statutory 100 feet free speech buffer zone may be measured from outside any entrance leading into a polling place.