The issues is that the public is not free to attend an executive session. I'm a council-member in my community, an only council-members, mayor and those invited because of the need for their input, exp. city counsel, are allowed to attend an executive session. Now that does not preclude other meetings from taking place away from public attendance, but there are rules depending on the state statues. In the state I live, councilmembers can meet in a non-public setting, but only if there is less than a voting majority present. This brings me back to the question to Burk, this may not have been an open sunshine meeting that he was invited to attend, which in that case, materials presented would not be considered part of the public record.
