Agendas and Advance Notice

• Advance Agendas for Public Meetings

  Basic principles for advance agendas for public meetings.

• Notice for Meetings of Governmental Bodies: What if more than one law requires notice?

  A basic tenet of Iowa’s Open Meetings Law is that a governmental body must provide advance notice of the time, date and place of each meeting, plus a tentative agenda.

• Handling New Ideas at Public Meetings

  What if a new idea comes up in the course of discussion while the meeting is underway? How much room does the law allow for expanded discussion when a tentative agenda has been issued?

• Agendas for Meetings -- Stamp it, Mail it!

  Are public officials required to mail agendas in advance of meetings? Who pays for copies and postage?

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