“Bills by Kaplan and Paulin will ensure all meeting documents and minutes be made available to the public in a timely fashion. Following passage in both houses, the bills now go to the Governor
Study by the New York Coalition for Open Government shows 20% of local governments fail to post meeting documents online before a meeting occurs and 70% fail to post timely meeting minutes
ALBANY, NY (June 11, 2021) – This week, the New York State Senate passed good government legislation by State Senator Anna M. Kaplan (D-North Hills) and Assemblymember Amy Paulin (D-Scarsdale), S.1150A and S.4704A, which will ensure that meeting documents are made available to the public prior to a public meeting, and ensure that minutes from public meetings are posted online in a timely fashion.
Bill sponsor Senator Anna M. Kaplan said “weaknesses in the State’s Open Meetings Law allow far too many municipalities to hold public meetings in the shadows, refusing to do the right thing because true transparency isn’t required of them in the law. Since these local governments have chosen not to step up and make their proceedings open and transparent, we have a responsibility to tighten up the law and bring them into the light.””
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Kaplan, Anna. New York Senator 11 June 2021.