Holding Board Meetings During Times of Emergency

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we want to remind relief association trustees that statute permits meetings by telephone or other electronic means in some emergency situations, including a health pandemic, if certain conditions are met. Meeting by telephone or other electronic means allows relief association’s to hold board meetings safely and still be in compliance with the Open Meeting Law.

The Data Practices Office of the Minnesota Department of Administration is the state office with oversight of the Open Meeting law. The Data Practices Office has issued helpful guidance and compiled resources to help entities understand open meeting requirements while the emergency is ongoing. The guidance includes information about holding a meeting via telephone or other electronic means.

The guidance can be accessed on the Data Practices website.   

Last Updated November 2024