JUNE 2022 Knowing the Waters By Frank Chmelik of Chmelik Sitkin & Davis, P.S. Following up on last month’s topic of “public comment” at July 5, 2022
What will happen with Open Public Meetings after COVID restrictions are lifted on June 30? Special guest post by WPPA Counsel Frank Chmelik With COVID-19 June 28, 2021
Required Public Records training- where to find it Did you know that all local government elected officials in March 5, 2021
OPMA, PRA waivers extended as long as the state of emergency remains An early move by the Legislature this session is likely January 18, 2021
Waiver extensions granted until December 7th amid a steep rise in COVID-19 cases In a press conference yesterday, November 10th, health officials in November 11, 2020
Updates to the OPMA and in-person meeting guidance from Gov. Inslee In the wake of the recent wildfires and related disruptions, September 29, 2020
Waiver extensions granted until October 1st on PRA and OPMA Late yesterday, August 31, legislative leadership agreed to extend the September 1, 2020
Counties, Cities and Ports request extension of the OPMA and PRA waivers In a letter delivered to legislative leadership on July 24th, July 29, 2020
10-person limit applies to Open Public Meetings for ports in Phase 3 counties As new cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in Washington July 22, 2020
Waiver extensions on the OPMA and PRA are now through August 1st Legislative leadership again opted to extend the waivers on the July 8, 2020
Legislative leadership extends some key waivers until May 31st—with an exception On May 4th, leadership in the legislature agreed to extend May 6, 2020