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SECTION 106
Minutes
Public Officers (PBO) CHAPTER 47, ARTICLE 7
§ 106. Minutes. 1. Minutes shall be taken at all open meetings of a
public body which shall consist of a record or summary of all motions,
proposals, resolutions and any other matter formally voted upon and the
vote thereon.

2. Minutes shall be taken at executive sessions of any action that is
taken by formal vote which shall consist of a record or summary of the
final determination of such action, and the date and vote thereon;
provided, however, that such summary need not include any matter which
is not required to be made public by the freedom of information law as
added by article six of this chapter.

3. Minutes of meetings of all public bodies shall be available to the
public in accordance with the provisions of the freedom of information
law within two weeks from the date of such meeting except that minutes
taken pursuant to subdivision two of this section shall be available to
the public within one week from the date of the executive session. If
the agency in which a public body functions maintains a regularly and
routinely updated website and utilizes a high speed internet connection,
such minutes shall be posted on the website within two weeks from the
date of such meeting except that minutes taken pursuant to subdivision
two of this section shall be available to the public within one week
from the date of the executive session. For purposes of this subdivision
unabridged video recordings or unabridged audio recordings or unabridged
written transcripts may be deemed to be meeting minutes. Nothing in this
section shall require the creation of minutes if the public body would
not otherwise take them.