FOIA and OMA
Local Government Education Webinar: OMA and FOIA
Open Meetings Act | Thursday, November 5 at 12 PM CT
Freedom of Information Act | Thursday, November 12 at 12 PM CT
Open Meetings Act | Thursday, November 5 at 12 PM CT
Freedom of Information Act | Thursday, November 12 at 12 PM CT
Presented by: Christopher Boggs, Deputy Public Access Counselor, Public Access Bureau, Illinois Attorney General’s Office
University of Illinois Extension will host two educational webinars presented by Christopher Boggs, Deputy Public Access Counselor (PAC) from the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, on the Open Meetings Act (OMA) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
All are invited to attend, whether a FOIA/OMA “veteran” is looking for a quick refresher and recent updates to the statute, or a “newcomer” who wants to learn the nuts and bolts of PAC’s work and the relevant statute. Participants can expect to learn about updated information and tools required to implement this policy at the local level and avoid violations. There will be additional time allotted for Q&A to answer general questions and concerns. These sessions are 60 minutes long.
Please note that no recording will be available to view later, so registrants are encouraged to attend or send a colleague to attend live.
All are invited to attend, whether a FOIA/OMA “veteran” is looking for a quick refresher and recent updates to the statute, or a “newcomer” who wants to learn the nuts and bolts of PAC’s work and the relevant statute. Participants can expect to learn about updated information and tools required to implement this policy at the local level and avoid violations. There will be additional time allotted for Q&A to answer general questions and concerns. These sessions are 60 minutes long.
Please note that no recording will be available to view later, so registrants are encouraged to attend or send a colleague to attend live.
About the presenter:
Deputy Public Access Counselor Christopher R. Boggs has been with the Public Access Bureau in the Office of the Illinois Attorney General since September 2012. Prior to joining the Attorney General’s Office, Mr. Boggs served as a Post-Doctoral Legal Fellow in the Office of University Counsel for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Mr. Boggs also previously clerked for the Illinois House Speaker's Office of Special Counsel, The Honorable Joe Billy McDade of the Central District of Illinois, and United States Senator Barack Obama. Mr. Boggs received his Juris Doctorate, cum laude, and bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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