M3C

The Act does not exempt meetings regarding business or industry relations.

No specific exemption, but see Grein v. Board of Education, 216 Neb. 158, 164, 343 N.W.2d 718, 723 (1984). Where public finances are involved, the "public interest" ordinarily demands an open meeting. Id.

Open.

Adjudicatory proceedings involving the Hawaii Labor Relations Board, the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeal Board, or the Board of Trustees for the State of Hawaii Employees' Retirement System are all closed. Haw. Rev. Stat. § 92-6. Deliberations about "the authority of persons designated . . . to conduct labor negotiations" fall within purposes for which closed meetings are allowed. Haw. Rev. Stat. § 92-5(a)(3).

Open.

See Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-3711(A)(5)(prospective business or industry expansion).

Meetings involving "preliminary negotiations involving matters of trade or commerce in which the governing body is in competition with governing bodies in other states and nations" are properly subject to executive session discussions. Idaho Code § 67-2345(1)(e).

Subject to the Statute.

Presently, the only limitation is where the governing body is considering financial and commercial information pertaining to export trading companies.

Would be generally covered and open unless exempt topic is discussed, such as real estate purchased or leased.