* Michigan Open Meetings Act 267 of 1976
The 1970s brought policy makers at the federal level and in many of the states to a renewed commitment to making government institutions "by and for the people." Several initiatives, including greater access to decision-making bodies and freedom of access to information, were embodied in public laws. Michigan's efforts resulted in passage of the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act. Both public acts ensure that government will not be conducted in the proverbial "smoke-filled back rooms." The deliberation of public policy in the public forum provides an important check and balance in our system of government.
Closed sessions are allowed only for the limited purposes stated in Section 8 of the act.
Click here for Section 8 of the act.
* Your rights to governmental documents * Also see "State of Michigan FOIA" below.
* The Open Meetings Act & The Freedom of Information Act
described in full along with court rulings
* Making the FOIA Work for You
You have a statutory right to inspect Michigan's public records using the state's Freedom of Information Act.
The Michigan Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Public Act 442 of 1976, regulates and sets requirements for the disclosure of public records by all public bodies in the state. In general, all records except those specifically cited as exceptions are covered by the FOIA.
* EPA FOIA's
"The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women
submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments."
~ William H. Borah
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