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. A.G. Op. 63-A-5, Jun. 13,1957 A.G. Op. 10-b, Jul. 3, 1975 A.G. Op:"10~b, Jul. 3, ' 1975; A.G. Op. 63a-5, Aug.28,1996 ;- -~~ ",,;,,:~ . ," ~}-~.: . A.G. Op.63a-5, Aug. 28, ". 1996; Sov~r~ign v. Dunn, 498 N.W.2d 62 (Minn. App. 1993) A.G. Op. 471-e, May 23, 1978 SL Ooud Nnvspap~n, Inc. v. District 742 ComtrUlnity Sch., 332 N.W.2d I (Minn. 1983) Mob~rg v. Ind~p~ndmt Sch. DisL No. 281,336 N.W.2d 510 (!\linn. 1983) . 3. Executive sessions The Attorney General has found that an executive session of a city council where the public's attendance was prohibited until after the discussion and deliberations of the council was a violation of the Open Meeting Law.. ;.., : " ", ~\ .J~~. 4. Committees and liaisons The Attorney General has found that citizens' advisory panels that are appointed by a governing body are also subject to the open meeting law. Many city councils create committees to make recommendations to the council. Commonly, such committees will be responsible for doing research in a particular area and submitting a recommendation to the council for its approval. Such committees are usually advisory, and the council is still responsible for making the fmal decision. . : The Attorn~y General haS'found that a citizens' advisory panel that was appointed by a governing body was subject to the Open Meeting Law. ';;;However, a more recent opinion determined that if a committee or department has no authority to make a decision, it would not be subject . to the Open Meeting Law.' ". " ',;. \.. C"\\.. ".' ~:, City councils routinely appoint individual councilmembers to act as liaisons between the council and particular committees. These types of meetings may also be subject to the Open Meeting Law if the committee contains a quorum or more of the councilor has decision-making authority. In addition, there may be notice needed for a special council meeting if a quorum of the council will be present at the meeting and participating in the discussion. The Attorney General found that a private discussion between one councilmember and one HRA member was not a violation of the Open Meeting Law because a quorum of neither body was present. 5. Chance or social gatherings' Chance or SOCl ga enngs 0 a quorum are not considered meetings "under the Open Meeting Law and are therefore exempt from it. However, a quorum may not, as a group, discuss or receive information on official business in any setting under the guise ofa social gathering. ~." UI 12 League of Minnesota Cities