Brandon J. Huffman Quoted on Closed Meeting in Carteret County

The Carteret County News-Times has published a story on a meeting between the Carteret County Commissioners and Gov. McCrory.

The article quotes SMVT associate Brandon J. Huffman on whether the meeting, which included a quorum of the Commissioners, might have violated North Carolina’s open meetings law.

“They can meet so long as they are not conducting, discussing or transacting public business,” said Brandon Huffman, a lawyer for the N.C. Press Association. “It can be tricky,” he added.

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Lateral discussion of the matter between commissioners could be the issue, in terms of public meetings law.

“If they are talking potential action, foreseeable action, I would take the position that that violates (statute requirements).”

You can read the full article here.