Title
Incorporated County Of Los Alamos Resolution No. 22-01; A Resolution Establishing Minimum Standards Of Reasonable Notice To The Public For All Meetings Of The Council, The County Indigent Hospital And County Health Care Board And to the Meetings of County Boards, Commissions And Other Public Bodies Created by the State and Those Appointed by the Council (“Appointed County Committees”).
Recommended Action
I move that Council adopt Incorporated County Of Los Alamos Resolution No. 22-01; A Resolution Establishing Minimum Standards Of Reasonable Notice To The Public For All Meetings Of The Council, The County Indigent Hospital And County Health Care Board And to the Meetings of County Boards, Commissions And Other Public Bodies Created by the State and Those Appointed by the Council (“Appointed County Committees”).
County Manager's Recommendation
The County Manager recommends that Council approve the motion as presented.
Body
By statute, the Council must determine, at least annually, in a public meeting what notice for a public meeting is reasonable when applied to that body (Section 10-15-1D, NMSA 1978). This Resolution satisfies those requirements. This resolution defines and differentiates between "Appointed County Committees" and "County Working Groups" and how the Open Meetings Act applies to their meetings.
Alternatives
Adoption of a resolution regarding open meeting provisions is required by state statute, however Council could choose to alter the time/place of meetings, the specific dates indicated on the calendar, extend the time required for providing notice prior to a meeting, or make other similar modifications as long as they do not violate the statutory requirements for open meetings.
Fiscal and Staff Impact/Planned Item
The posting of notices for public meetings is a routine duty of County staff.
Attachments
A - Incorporated County of Los Alamos Resolution 22-01
B - Publication Notice for Resolution 22-01