What constitutes a meeting?
The Open Meetings Act states that a meeting occurs when a “governing body of a public body for which a quorum is required” convenes “to make a decision or to deliberate toward a decision on any matter” [T.C.A. § 8-44-102(b)(2)]. Some gatherings of members of a governing body would not be considered a meeting under the law. For example, the open meetings statute says that a “meeting does not include any on-site inspection of any project or program” [T.C.A. 8-44-102(b)(2)]. It also says that a “chance meeting of two or more members of a public body” is not considered a meeting as defined by the law. But in very [...]