Welcome To A New Section Leadership!

By Amanda ConnGeneral CounselWSSC Water Happy summer and happy end of the fiscal year. I want to say thank you to everyone who attended the Spring Institute on June 2. It was a nice turnout and the speakers were informative. I was very impressed by the legislative wrap-up presentation by Jerome Spencer and Roscoe Leslie becauseContinue reading “Welcome To A New Section Leadership!”

Open Meetings Act Forum Discusses Virtual Meetings, Streaming, and the Receipt of Information by a Quorum

By Frank JohnsonDeputy City Attorney, City of Gaithersburg The Section sponsored a spirited panel discussion on February 6 to discuss a few key Open Meetings topics. Assistant Attorney General Rachel Simmonsen, who advises the Open Meetings Compliance Board, spoke about the Open Meetings Act requirements as they apply to virtual meetings, noting that the BoardContinue reading “Open Meetings Act Forum Discusses Virtual Meetings, Streaming, and the Receipt of Information by a Quorum”