Conduct of Business at Public Meetings; Disclosure Requirements.

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Sec. 7.

(1) A board shall conduct all business at public meetings held in compliance with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275. Public notice of the time, date, and place of each meeting shall be given in the manner required by the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.

(2) A record or a portion of a record, material, or other data received, prepared, used, or retained by the authority that relates to financial or proprietary information that is identified in writing by the person submitting the information and acknowledged by the board as confidential is not subject to the disclosure requirements of the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246. The board may meet in closed session pursuant to the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275, to make a determination of whether it acknowledges as confidential any financial or proprietary information submitted and considered by the person submitting the information as confidential. For the purpose of this subsection, "financial or proprietary information" means information that has not been publicly disseminated or that is unavailable from other sources, the release of which might cause the person submitting the information competitive harm.

History: 1999, Act 203, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1999


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