Does private dinner between two governing bodies violate TN’s Sunshine Law?

By |2014-06-11T10:27:30-05:00May 17, 2014|Categories: Open Meetings|Tags: , , , |1 Comment

Kingsport and Johnson City boards plan secret dinner to get to know each other, but may discuss annexations, economic development and even a regional park. Investigative reporter Nate Morabito with WJHL in Johnson City pressed government officials in a May 16 story about a private dinner meeting planned between the entire Johnson City Commission and the Kingsport Board of Mayor and Alderman. Does it violate the Sunshine Law, which says all meetings of governing bodies should be open to the public? Morabito digs into that question and quotes Tennessee Coalition for Open Government pointing out how difficult it would be to have an entire city commission together and control discussion of public business [...]