No vote in executive session to acquire, dispose of, or lease real estate, or to settle litigation, claims, or administrative proceedings, shall be binding on an agency until a subsequent vote is taken in an open meeting where the identity of the property and the terms of the acquisition, disposal, or lease are disclosed before the vote or where the parties and principal settlement terms are disclosed before the vote;
History. Code 1981, § 50-14-3 , enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 235, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1061, § 3; Ga. L. 1997, p. 44, § 2; Ga. L. 2003, p. 880, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 560, § 4/SB 462; Ga. L. 2012, p. 218, § 1/HB 397; Ga. L. 2021, p. 110, § 1/HB 134.
The 2021 amendment, effective April 29, 2021, deleted “and” at the end of paragraph (b)(3), substituted “; and” for a period at the end of paragraph (b)(4), and added paragraph (b)(5).
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1992, “paragraph” was substituted for “subsection” in paragraph (6).
Law reviews.
For note on 1992 amendment of this Code section, see 9 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 344 (1992).
For article on the 2012 amendment of this Code section, see 29 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 139 (2012).
For annual survey on local government law, see 71 Mercer L. Rev. 189 (2019).