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Claudia Conner
Wed, Jul 8, 2020 6:47 PM

I've had a request to send out an email to the entire Council asking what topic of law each would like for me to work on.  I see issues with this because I might get 9 answers, yikes!  But from an Open Meetings standpoint, even if I am getting separate responses from each Council member, am I polling?  Are these issues the general public gets to see and perhaps weigh in on at a public meeting? Should the public be in the room where it happens?  Yes, I just saw Hamilton on Disney.

Claudia Conner
Bethany City Attorney
6700 NW 36th
Bethany, OK 73008

I've had a request to send out an email to the entire Council asking what topic of law each would like for me to work on. I see issues with this because I might get 9 answers, yikes! But from an Open Meetings standpoint, even if I am getting separate responses from each Council member, am I polling? Are these issues the general public gets to see and perhaps weigh in on at a public meeting? Should the public be in the room where it happens? Yes, I just saw Hamilton on Disney. Claudia Conner Bethany City Attorney 6700 NW 36th Bethany, OK 73008