AGO Opinion Topics: OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT FERRIES TRANSPORTATION

OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT—FERRIES—TRANSPORTATION—Application Of The Open Public Meetings Act To Ferry Advisory Committees And The Ferry Advisory Committee Executive Committee

Ferry advisory committees are subject to the Open Public Meetings Act because they are treated as subagencies under the act, the input of which is a necessary prerequisite to certain decisions of the Department of Transportation and the Transportation Commission. In contrast, the Ferry Advisory Committee Executive Committee is not subject to the Open Public Meetings Act.