HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 10-032 RESOLUTION NO. 10-032
WHEREAS,the Texas Open Meetings Act embodies our fundamental commitment
to open and accessible government and our nation's founding principle that elected and
appointed government officials work for the public good; and
WHEREAS, the people have a right to know about their government, the officials
they elect to represent them, the policies they implement on their behalf and the manner
in which taxpayer money is spent; and
WHEREAS,open meeting laws benefit public officials as well as citizens in general;
and
WHEREAS, the First Amendment was enacted in response to a young nation's
demand for a guarantee of basic freedoms for its citizens; and
WHEREAS, many of those states which have enacted an open meetings law have
imposed criminal penalties for open meeting violations, including the possibility of
imprisonment; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Open Meetings Act imposes criminal penalties on public
officials who knowingly participate in closed meetings not otherwise permitted under the
Act;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the City of Beaumont supports the Texas Open Meetings Act as a means of
promoting open government at all levels of government.
PASSED BY TH CIL of the City of Beaumont this the 16th day of
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