SF 2343

1st Engrossment - 83rd Legislature (2003 - 2004) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to the open meeting law; permitting closed 
  1.3             meetings to discuss security information under certain 
  1.4             circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, 
  1.5             section 13D.05, subdivision 3. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 13D.05, 
  1.8   subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 3.  [WHAT MEETINGS MAY BE CLOSED.] (a) A public body 
  1.10  may close a meeting to evaluate the performance of an individual 
  1.11  who is subject to its authority.  The public body shall identify 
  1.12  the individual to be evaluated prior to closing a meeting.  At 
  1.13  its next open meeting, the public body shall summarize its 
  1.14  conclusions regarding the evaluation.  A meeting must be open at 
  1.15  the request of the individual who is the subject of the meeting. 
  1.16     (b) Meetings may be closed if the closure is expressly 
  1.17  authorized by statute or permitted by the attorney-client 
  1.18  privilege. 
  1.19     (c) Meetings may be closed to receive security briefings 
  1.20  and reports, to discuss issues related to security systems, to 
  1.21  discuss emergency response procedures, and to discuss security 
  1.22  deficiencies in or recommendations regarding public services, 
  1.23  infrastructure, and facilities, if disclosure of the information 
  1.24  discussed would pose a danger to public safety or compromise 
  1.25  security procedures or responses.  Financial issues related to 
  2.1   security matters must be discussed and all related financial 
  2.2   decisions must be made at an open meeting.  A written record of 
  2.3   issues discussed at a meeting closed under this section must be 
  2.4   retained by the public body for a period of not less than two 
  2.5   years after the date of the closed meeting. 
  2.6      [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective the day 
  2.7   following final enactment.