Our client is a Title 60 Public Trust (County is sole beneficiary). Trust Board consists of 8 Trustees including One (1) County Commissioner (and one County Commissioner alternate Trustee) plus Seven (7) Trustees (1 Trustee and 1 alternate Trustee appointed from each of 7 Cities/Towns located in County). Trust Board posts notice as required for its regular meeting. Trust General Manager requests that both Commissioner Trustee and Commissioner Alternate Trustee attend the Trust meeting to hear a presentation on flood plain issues affecting the Trust and that may affect the County. To avoid any issues with the two Commissioners being present at the same Trust meeting (no county action needed or expected), County posts notice (with agenda) of a Special Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners to be held at the same time and place as the Trust Regular meeting. There were no issues with the time or posting of the Notices and Agendas. The Commissioner's meeting was called to order and thereafter the Trust meeting was called to order. While taking the roll for the Trust meeting, one Trustee questioned whether the Notice was posted as a "Joint" meeting of the Board of County Commissioners and Board of Trustees of the Trust. They were not. Each meeting was posted as a meeting of that particular board. The complaining Trustee opined that notice was not properly given (not posted as a joint meeting) and therefore he left. Trust Board still had a quorum and the meetings were held. Each agenda and notice listed every item to be discussed. I can find no provision in Oklahoma statutes that address notice requirements for "joint" or "concurrent" meetings. The County's counsel could not find anything either. If any of my learned colleagues knows of any statutes addressing such "joint" meetings and/or posting notice of same, please let me know. Thanks, Joe Weaver -------------------------------- Joe Weaver Attorney At Law 405.262.4040 405.262.4058 fax joe@basslaw.net<mailto:agbass@basslaw.net> [cid:image001.png@01D6A23C.9288E1B0] www.basslaw.net 104 N. Rock Island Ave. P.O. Box 157 El Reno, OK 73036 NOTICE: The information contained in this transmission is or may be protected by the attorney-client and/or the attorney work product privilege and is confidential. It is intended only for the use of the individual or entity identified above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination or distribution of the accompanying communication is prohibited. No applicable privilege is waived by the party sending this communication. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by reply and delete the original message from your system. Circular 230 Disclosure: To ensure compliance with requirements imposed by the IRS, we inform you that any U.S. federal tax advice contained in this communication (including any attachments) is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any transaction or matter addressed herein.