In the case of Kanter v. Cleveland Hts., 2021-Ohio-4318, the Eighth District Court of Appeals held that it was proper for the city to appointment members of a racial justice task force in executive session.
Here, the individual argued that because the task force was created for cultural and educational purposes, the members are not public officials and appointing members of the task force in executive session is improper. The city argued that members of the task for are public officials and the city is permitted to discuss appointments in executive session.
The Court reasoned that the task force is a public body because it makes decisions and recommendations to the city, and therefore it is proper to appoint the officials in an execution session.
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Authors: Matthew John Markling and the McGown & Markling Team.
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