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The Public Meetings Law imposes no additional requirements for executive sessions. Refer to specific statutes relating to the governing body or the governing body's ordinances or resolutions. Knowingly and willfully violating the Act by holding an illegal executive session is punishable as a misdemeanor. An illegal executive session may render any action by the governing body "null and void."
Wyoming
No specifications as to the content of the minutes are set forth in the Act.
Wyoming
No unless ordered by a court, or to publicize a member's objection to an executive session as not being authorized by the statute. See Wyo. Stat. § 16-4-405(b).
Wyoming
The Public Meetings Act requires a majority vote to go into executive session. Wyo. Stat. § 16-4-405(c). All actions must be taken in open, public session. A separate statute requires city and town councils to approve an executive session by a two-thirds vote.
Wyoming
The Public Meetings Law does not specify a reference to statutory authority, but the members of a governing body would have to know the purpose of the session in order to know how to vote on whether to go into executive session.
Wyoming
No statute specifically addresses tape recording at closed meetings or executive sessions.
Wyoming
The requirement that minutes be taken at a meeting merely states that minutes must be "recorded"; the statute is silent as to the method of recording. Wyo. Stat. § 16-4-403(c). In the absence of any contradicting law or holding Wyo. Stat. § 16-4-201(a)(v) includes a sound recording in the definition of "public record." A state district court judge has allowed a videotape recording of a school board meeting as long as the meeting was not disrupted.
Wyoming
A district judge allowed videotaping of a school board meeting, but the Supreme Court has not considered the issue. Videotaping of public meeting is generally allowed in the state.
Wyoming
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