Current through codified legislation effective September 18, 2024
Section 2-578 - Record of meetings(a) All meetings of public bodies, whether open or closed, shall be recorded by electronic means, and the recording shall be preserved for a minimum of 5 years; provided, that if a recording is not feasible, detailed minutes of the meeting shall be taken and preserved for a minimum of 5 years.(b) Copies of records shall be made available for public inspection according to the following schedule; provided, that a record, or a portion of a record, may be withheld under the standard established for closed meetings pursuant to § 2-575(b): (1) A copy of the minutes of a meeting shall be made available for public inspection as soon as practicable, but no later than 3 business days after the meeting, or in the case of a board of trustees for a public charter school, no later than 30 business days after the meeting(2) A copy of the full record, including any recording or transcript, shall be made available for public inspection as soon as practicable, but no later than 7 business days after the meeting.Amended by D.C. Law 24-9,§ VIII-809, 68 DCR 004824, eff. 6/24/2021, exp. 2/4/2022.Amended by D.C. Law 23-149,§ IV-F-4057, 67 DCR 10493, eff. 12/3/2020.Amended by D.C. Act 23-405,§ VIII-809, 67 DCR 9400, eff. 8/19/2020.Oct. 21, 1968, Pub. L. 90-614, title IV, § 408; as added Mar. 31, 2011, D.C. Law 18-350, § 2, 58 DCR 734; May 10, 2019, D.C. Law 22-313, § 4, 66 DCR 1627; May 27, 2020, D.C. Act 23-326, § 809(d), 0 DCR 0.This section is set out more than once. See also 2-578, effective until 2/4/2022.