{"id":748,"date":"2012-06-19T15:47:16","date_gmt":"2012-06-19T19:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2012\/06\/new-georgia-sunshine-laws-explained-by-vlcia-lawyer-vlcia-2012-05-22.html"},"modified":"2012-06-19T15:47:16","modified_gmt":"2012-06-19T19:47:16","slug":"new-georgia-sunshine-laws-explained-by-vlcia-lawyer-vlcia-2012-05-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2012\/06\/new-georgia-sunshine-laws-explained-by-vlcia-lawyer-vlcia-2012-05-22.html","title":{"rendered":"New Georgia sunshine laws explained by VLCIA lawyer @ VLCIA 2012-05-22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KeqehGA2MFU&#038;list=PL740609842B101B55&#038;index=45&#038;feature=plpp_video\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/KeqehGA2MFU\/1.jpg\"><\/a>\nNew Georgia sunshine law explained by VLCIA attorney J. Stephen Gupton.\nSome highlights include:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\nOpen meetings now include any time a quorum discusses business,\n<\/li>\n<li>\neven if there was no scheduled meeting.\n<\/li>\n<li>\nCommittees now fall under open meetings.\n<\/li>\n<li>\nExecutive sessions have specific requirements.\n<\/li>\n<li>\nIncreased penalties from $500 to $100 for violating\nopen meetings, plus potential criminal penalties up to $2,500.\n<\/li>\n<li>\nA custodian of records needs to be appointed so people\nwill know who is responsbile for satisfying open records requests.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nHere&#8217;s\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KeqehGA2MFU&#038;list=PL740609842B101B55&#038;index=45&#038;feature=plpp_video\">\nthe video:<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KeqehGA2MFU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<small>\nNew Georgia sunshine laws explained by VLCIA lawyer\n<br>\nRegular Meeting, Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority (VLCIA),\n<br>Norman Bennett, Tom Call, Roy Copeland chairman, Mary Gooding, Jerry Jennett,\n<br>Andrea Schruijer Executive Director, J. Stephen Gupton attorney, Allan Ricketts Project Manager, Tom Davis, CPA, Lu Williams, Operations Manager, S. Meghan Duke, Public Relations &#038; Marketing Manager,\n<br>\nValdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 22 May 2012.\n<br>\nVideo by John S. Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE).\n<\/small>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n-jsq\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New Georgia sunshine law explained by VLCIA attorney J. Stephen Gupton. Some highlights include: Open meetings now include any time a quorum discusses business, even if there was no scheduled meeting. Committees now fall under open meetings. Executive sessions have specific requirements. 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