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H.B. 189 Enrolled

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CLOSED MEETINGS AMENDMENTS

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2010 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Patrick Painter

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Senate Sponsor: Curtis S. Bramble

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies when a closed meeting may be held under the Open and Public
             10      Meetings Act.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    allows a closed meeting to be held to discuss the purchase, exchange, lease, or sale
             14      of a water right or water shares.
             15      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             16          None
             17      Other Special Clauses:
             18          None
             19      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             20      AMENDS:
             21          52-4-205, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 14
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             23      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             24          Section 1. Section 52-4-205 is amended to read:
             25           52-4-205. Purposes of closed meetings.
             26          (1) A closed meeting described under Section 52-4-204 may only be held for:
             27          (a) discussion of the character, professional competence, or physical or mental health
             28      of an individual;
             29          (b) strategy sessions to discuss collective bargaining;


             30          (c) strategy sessions to discuss pending or reasonably imminent litigation;
             31          (d) strategy sessions to discuss the purchase, exchange, or lease of real property,
             32      including any form of a water right or water shares, if public discussion of the transaction
             33      would:
             34          (i) disclose the appraisal or estimated value of the property under consideration; or
             35          (ii) prevent the public body from completing the transaction on the best possible
             36      terms;
             37          (e) strategy sessions to discuss the sale of real property, including any form of a water
             38      right or water shares, if:
             39          (i) public discussion of the transaction would:
             40          (A) disclose the appraisal or estimated value of the property under consideration; or
             41          (B) prevent the public body from completing the transaction on the best possible
             42      terms;
             43          (ii) the public body previously gave public notice that the property would be offered
             44      for sale; and
             45          (iii) the terms of the sale are publicly disclosed before the public body approves the
             46      sale;
             47          (f) discussion regarding deployment of security personnel, devices, or systems;
             48          (g) investigative proceedings regarding allegations of criminal misconduct; and
             49          (h) discussion by a county legislative body of commercial information as defined in
             50      Section 59-1-404 .
             51          (2) A public body may not interview a person applying to fill an elected position in a
             52      closed meeting.


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