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The City of Mandan Board of Equalization did not violate open meeting laws because no notice was necessary for a meeting it did not hold.

Upon request by the Department of Health concerning the meaning of the phrase “electronic machine-readable code” as utilized in N.D.C.C. § 23-01-05.3, this office has determined that the term is limited to a QR code related to vaccination records but does not prohibit QR code use in normal, everyday departmental activities.

The Lake Region District Health Board violated the law because it failed to properly post and include necessary information in a special meeting notice, and failed to notify the newspaper of the special meeting.

Executive sessions must be specifically listed on the agenda for special meetings. The Williston Parks & Recreation District Board violated the open meetings laws because the meeting notice did not state that the only agenda item would be discussed in an executive session.