Monday, Jan. 2, 2017 | 11:46 a.m.
Governments can't charge the public for copies of minutes and audio recordings of meetings, the state Attorney General’s Office says.
The office, in a legal opinion, found the Ely City Council violated Nevada’s Open Meeting Law when it charged Linda Davies for copies of minutes and audio recordings of the council’s meeting.
Chief Deputy Attorney General Brett Kandt said athe 2013 law makes these documents available to the public at no charge.
He said the council took action at its Dec. 22 meeting to correct the violation and to reimburse those who were charged.
“Although it may not completely correct the violation, corrective action can mitigate the severity of the violation and further ensure that the business of government is accomplished in the open,” said the opinion, dated Dec. 30.
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