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Wednesday, 22 February 2012 16:56 |
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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) _ The South Dakota Senate has passed a measure
requiring local governments to post notices of public meetings in
visible places.
State law now requires a local government to post a public
notice at its office at least 24 hours before a meeting is held.
But some have posted those meeting notices inside their office
buildings so the notices are not visible when those offices are
closed.
The Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to require that such
public notices be posted in places accessible to the public. Sen.
Ried Holien of Watertown says such notices could be
placed on outside doors or windows so people can see them after an
office closes for the day or weekend.
The House now will consider a change the Senate made in the
bill.
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