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Tennessee Code Title 8. Public Officers and Employees § 8-44-110

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) At least forty-eight (48) hours prior to a meeting, a local government legislative body shall make available to the public, at no charge, the agenda for the upcoming meeting in a place accessible to the public. The agenda must reasonably describe the matters to be deliberated or acted upon during the public meeting.

(2) A local government legislative body may deliberate or act upon matters not listed on the agenda if the local government legislative body follows its bylaws or properly adopted rules and procedures and complies with all other applicable state laws.

(b) A local government legislative body shall not circumvent the spirit or requirements of this section by withholding items from an agenda for the purpose of avoiding public disclosure of business to be considered by the legislative body.

(c) A local government legislative body that maintains a website may make an agenda available to the public through the website. The local government legislative body's website is considered a place that is accessible to the public for purposes of compliance with subsection (a).

(d) As used in this section, “local government” means an incorporated city or town, metropolitan government, or county.

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