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RELEVANT LINKS: <br /> 3. Social gatherings <br /> sr.cro�tN�spapers,r,�.v. Social gatherings of city councilmembers will not be considered a meeting <br /> o�sr.�a2 ca��t�y <br /> s��ots,332 N.W2d 1 subject to the requirements of the open meeting law if there is not a <br /> �M'I"'.19s3�.M°bergv. quorum present, or, if a quorum is present, ifthe quorum does not discuss, <br /> Indep.Sch.Dist.No.281, <br /> 336 N.W.Zd 510(Minn. C�8C1C�0, or receive information on official city business. The Minnesota <br /> 1983).Hubbard Supreme Court has ruled that a conversation between two city <br /> Broadcastzng,Inc.v.City of <br /> Afton,323 N.W.2d 757 councilmembers over lunch about a land-use application did not violate <br /> �M'I't'.19s2�. the open meeting law because a quorum of the council was not present. <br /> 4. Serial meetings <br /> n�robe�v.r�p.s�h.D�sc. 'The Minnesota Supreme Court has noted that meetings of less than a <br /> No.281,336 N.W.2d 510 <br /> ��.i9s3�.nro io-oi i. quorum of a public body held serially to avoid a public meeting or to <br /> DP°o6-ol�, fashion agreement on an issue ofpublic business may violate the open <br /> meeting law. <br /> Mankuto Free Press v.City �e Minnesota Court of Appeals considered a situation where individual <br /> of North Mankato,563 <br /> rr.w.aa29i�M��,.cc.nPP. councilmembers conducted separate, serial interviews of candidates for a <br /> 1997>� city position in one-on-one closed interviews. The district court found that <br /> no"meeting"of the council had occurred because there was never a <br /> quorum of the council present during the interviews. However,the court of <br /> appeals sent the case back to the district court for a determination of <br /> whether the councilmernbers had conducted the interview process in a <br /> serial fashion to avoid the requirements of the open meeting law. <br /> Mmzkato Free Press v.City On remand,the district court found that the individual interviews were not <br /> of North Mankata,No.C9- <br /> 9s-6���M�.c�.npP.�. done to avoid the requirements of the open meeting law. This decision was <br /> is,1998)(unpublished also appealed, and the court of appeals a�rmed the district court's <br /> �'I"on�. decision. Cities that want to use this type of interview process with job <br /> applicants should first consult their city attorney. <br /> 5. Training sessions <br /> Compare St.Cloud It is not clear whether the participation of a quorum or more of the <br /> Newspapers,lnc.v.Dist.742 <br /> co���cys�n�oz�,332 members of a city council in a training program would be defined as a <br /> N.W.2d 1(Minn.1953)and meeting under the open meeting law. The determining factor would likely <br /> A.G.Op.63a-5(Feb.5, <br /> 19�s�.Dro 16-006. be whether the program includes a discussion of general training <br /> information or a discussion of specific matters relating to an individual <br /> city. <br /> League of Minnesota Cities Handbook for Minnesota Cities 10/16/2017 <br /> Meetings,Motions,Resolutions,and Ordinances Chapter 7�Page 20 <br />