Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 267 of 1976 - Open Meetings Act (15.261 - 15.275)
Section 15.269 - Minutes.

Sec. 9.
(1) Each public body shall keep minutes of each meeting showing the date, time, place, members present, members absent, any decisions made at a meeting open to the public, and the purpose or purposes for which a closed session is held. The minutes shall include all roll call votes taken at the meeting. The public body shall make any corrections in the minutes at the next meeting after the meeting to which the minutes refer. The public body shall make corrected minutes available at or before the next subsequent meeting after correction. The corrected minutes shall show both the original entry and the correction.
(2) Minutes are public records open to public inspection, and a public body shall make the minutes available at the address designated on posted public notices pursuant to section 4. The public body shall make copies of the minutes available to the public at the reasonable estimated cost for printing and copying.
(3) A public body shall make proposed minutes available for public inspection within 8 business days after the meeting to which the minutes refer. The public body shall make approved minutes available for public inspection within 5 business days after the meeting at which the minutes are approved by the public body.
(4) A public body shall not include in or with its minutes any personally identifiable information that, if released, would prevent the public body from complying with section 444 of subpart 4 of part C of the general education provisions act, 20 USC 1232g, commonly referred to as the family educational rights and privacy act of 1974.
History: 1976, Act 267, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 130, Imd. Eff. Apr. 20, 1982 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 305, Imd. Eff. Aug. 11, 2004

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 15 - Public Officers and Employees

Act 267 of 1976 - Open Meetings Act (15.261 - 15.275)

Section 15.261 - Short Title; Effect of Act on Certain Charter Provisions, Ordinances, or Resolutions.

Section 15.262 - Definitions.

Section 15.263 - Meetings, Decisions, and Deliberations of Public Body; Requirements; Attending or Addressing Meeting of Public Body; Covid-19 Safety Measures; Tape-Recording, Videotaping, Broadcasting, and Telecasting Proceedings; Accommodation of A...

Section 15.263a - Electronic Public Meetings; Telephonic or Video Conferencing; "Agricultural Commodity Group" Defined; Permissibility Under Certain Circumstances; 2-Way Communication Required; Advance Notice of Electronic Meetings; Availability of A...

Section 15.264 - Public Notice of Meetings Generally; Contents; Places of Posting.

Section 15.265 - Public Notice of Regular Meetings, Change in Schedule of Regular Meetings, Rescheduled Regular Meetings, or Special Meetings; Posting; Statement of Date, Time, and Place; Website; Recess or Adjournment; Emergency Sessions; Emergency...

Section 15.266 - Providing Copies of Public Notice on Written Request; Fee.

Section 15.267 - Closed Sessions; Roll Call Vote; Separate Set of Minutes.

Section 15.268 - Closed Sessions; Permissible Purposes; Applicability to Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Section 15.269 - Minutes.

Section 15.269a.added - Sound Recordings of Public Meetings.

Section 15.270 - Decisions of Public Body; Presumption; Civil Action to Invalidate; Jurisdiction; Venue; Reenactment of Disputed Decision.

Section 15.271 - Civil Action to Compel Compliance or Enjoin Noncompliance; Commencement; Venue; Security Not Required; Commencement of Action for Mandamus; Court Costs and Attorney Fees.

Section 15.272 - Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty.

Section 15.273 - Violation; Liability.

Section 15.273a - Selection of President by Governing Board of Higher Education Institution; Violation; Civil Fine.

Section 15.274 - Repeal of MCL 15.251 to 15.253.

Section 15.275 - Effective Date.