H. B. 3111
(By Delegates Longstreth, Caputo, Klempa and Manchin)
[Introduced January 13, 2010; referred to the
Committee on Finance.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §7-1-3pp, relating to
requiring county commissions to hold one monthly meeting in
the evening.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §7-1-3pp, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 1. COUNTY COMMISSIONS GENERALLY.
§7-1-3pp. Monthly public meetings.
The county commissions are required to regularly schedule and
hold one public monthly meeting in the evenings at a place
convenient to citizens of the county. The meetings are for the
purpose of promoting citizens to meaningfully participate in issues
that concern the public interest. The schedule of meetings, and
their respective agendas, shall be published in a manner to
maximize public involvement. Minutes of these meetings, and all other public meetings, held by a commission shall be made public
and published in a manner to maximize their distribution within the
county.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require county
commissions to regularly schedule and hold one public monthly
meeting in the evenings at a place convenient to citizens of the
county. The bill states that the meetings are for the purpose of
promoting citizens to meaningfully participate in issues that
concern the public interest. Bill requires meetings' schedules,
agendas and minutes be published in a manner to maximize their
distribution within the county.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.