A. Who may attend?

The Alabama Open Meetings Act grants the right to attend meetings covered by the Act to the public generally. Ala. Code §  36-25A-1(a) ("It is the policy of this state that the deliberative process of governmental bodies shall be open to the public during meetings . . ."). The Alabama Open Meetings Act defines the "public" portion of a meeting as being "conducted so that constituents of the governmental body, members of the media, person interested in the activities of the governmental body and citizens of this state could, if they desired, attend and observe." Ala. Code §  36-25A-2(7) (Supp. 2005).