A. Who may attend?

1. Although who constitutes the "public" is not defined in the statute, it has been expressly held to allow the attendance of "citizens," see Littleton Educ. Ass'n v. Arapahoe Cty. School Dist. No. 6, 191 Colo. 411, 553 P.2d 793 (1976) (local agencies); Cole v. State, 673 P.2d 345 (Colo. 1983) (state agencies); and, by implication, to the media. See Gosliner v. Denver Election Comm'n, 191 Colo. 328, 552 P.2d 1010 (1976); Glenwood Post v. City of Glenwood Springs, 731 P.2d 761 (Colo. App. 1988). See also Bagby v. School Dist. No. 1, 186 Colo. 428, 528 P.2d 1299 (1974) (expressly holding that informal conferences of school boards must be open to the public and to the news media).

2. Even though reporters from the media are allowed access to attend meetings, this does not mean that the media have a right to broadcast public meetings where a potential for disruption of the meeting exists. Combined Communications Corp. v. Finesilver, 672 F.2d 818 (10th Cir. 1982).