NC Open Government

From the Beaufort Observer (10/27/10): The Beaufort County Board of Education, meeting in its regular monthly meeting October 25, approved joining a legal consortium led by the NC School Boards Association to challenge or "clarify" recently adopted changes to NC's public records law.

From WWAY.com (10/6/10): Pender County Commissioner Jimmy Tate called an emergency meeting last night with several members of the Board of Health, the County Manager and the County Attorney. When our reporter showed up to cover the meeting, we were shut out. Is that legal? And if so, why?

From the Salisbury Post (9/26/10): When Salisbury City Council last week took up the issue of what to charge the public for broadband, it was not the first time members had seen the proposed rates. They had met, two at a time, with city staff to go over the figures in advance. That way, they could avoid violating the state law that requires any gathering of a quorum — three or more members — to be public.

The Sunshine Center will hold its Fall Workshop on Public Records and Open Meetings on Thursday, Oct. 14 in Asheville, N.C. Registration and the workshop schedule are now available.

From the Cary News (9/22/10): The town council is expected to vote next week on a new public records policy that will govern access to municipal databases containing thousands of e-mail addresses for citizens in Morrisville.

From the Cary News (9/15/10): A code of ethics adopted by the Apex Town Council last week will serve as a physical reminder of the standards of conduct that both elected and appointed officials here must follow in their respective roles.

From the Wilson Times (9/2/10): Members of the Wilson City Council view the yearlong legal battle for public records involving its Greenlight broadband system as worthwhile to protect its investment and infrastructure.

From the Wilson Times (9/1/10): The city of Wilson ended a yearlong court battle this week after fighting the release of public information about its Greenlight broadband system.

From the Wilson Times (8/31/10): It's not clear what city leaders sought to gain from a year of bulling with cable companies and refusing to release a document that spelled out how Wilson intended to expand Greenlight, its public broadband system.