The quiet push, tucked in a proposed budget bill to fund state government, blindsided state officials and comes after years of clashes between conservatives and the Historical Society.
Barnum School Board meeting format violates Minnesota Open Meeting Law
New state guidance and opinions have found that, on more than one occasion, the district did not meet the standards for public access to meetings under state law. Written By: Izabel Johnson | ×
Barnum High School. (Steve Kuchera / 2021 file / News Tribune)
The Barnum School Board was recently found to be in violation of the Minnesota Open Meeting Law under a chapter of the state statute, which does not allow for public bodies to hold in-person meetings while limiting public attendance to electronic monitoring.
This finding, as cited in an April 19 opinion by Minnesota Department of Administration Commissioner Alice Roberts-Davis, has led to new guidance issued by the Minnesota School Board Association regarding meetings during a pandemic.
Minnesota School Board Association gives new guidance on meeting attendance
The commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Administration said the St. Louis County School Board didn t comply with open-meeting laws when a quorum held in-person meetings while the public was limited to remote attendance. 7:00 pm, Apr. 26, 2021 ×
The Minnesota School Board Association has changed its guidance on how school boards should conduct meetings during a pandemic due to an advisory opinion by the Department of Administration that was released last week.
The advisory opinion request, submitted by Marshall Helmberger, publisher of The Timberjay newspaper, claims the St. Louis County School Board violated open meeting laws Sept. 22, Nov. 24, Jan. 5 and Jan. 26 by having an in-person quorum but not allowing the public to attend in person.
The event was held Monday, March 29. Watch a stream here. Written By: David Mayberry | ×
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan speaks during a Friday, March 26, 2021, news conference after a tour of the COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Worthington Event Center. (Tim Middagh/The Globe)
ST. PAUL Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan will lead a virtual roundtable to discuss the importance of inclusive grantmaking as Minnesota continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
She will be joined by Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Commissioner Steve Grove, and Minnesota Department of Administration (Admin) Commissioner Alice Roberts-Davis.
The roundtable is part of DEED’s “The Next Minnesota Economy” series.