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5/18/2022 <br />Use of E-Mail &Social Media <br />• Open meetings law applies to a -mails and social media <br />• E-mails and social media postings/comments/messages <br />concerning public business may also be public records <br />• Do not use e-mail or social media as a substitute for a <br />meeting or meeting discussion <br />• Do not send a -mails with mixed public/private <br />communications <br />• In matters of public business, do not say in an e-mail or <br />social media posting what you would not say in a public <br />meeting (or what you would not like to read in the paper, <br />or have read to you in a deposition) <br />Quasi -Judicial Proceedings <br />1. Understanding the quasi-judicial role vs <br />legislative role <br />2. Why the process matters <br />3. Ex parte contacts <br />4. Advice for hearings <br />5. Making a fair decision <br />