OKMULGEE, Okla. — Eight officials in Okmulgee County have been charged with a total of 38 misdemeanor counts of violating the state's Open Meetings Act.
The law requires meetings of state and local boards and commissions to be open to the public and for public notice to be given about those meetings.
Those charged Sept. 23 in Muskogee County District Court include Sheriff Eddie Rice, Okmulgee city Police Chief Joe Prentice, County Commissioner James Connors and Criminal Trust Authority members Richard Larney, Charles Rogers, Bill Holcomb, Leslie Johnston and Billy Green.
All but Green are charged with taking an unauthorized vote in executive session, failure to give notice of action actually taken, failure to record each member's vote and two counts of failure to give notice of action taken.
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