State ex rel. Hicks v. Clermont Cty. Bd. of Commrs.

Citations

• 219 N.E.3d 894
• 171 Ohio St. 3d 593
• 2022 Ohio 4237

Syllabus

Open Meetings Act—R.C. 121.22—R.C. 121.22 requires public bodies in Ohio to conduct all deliberations on official business in meetings that are open to the public—No construction of the Open Meetings Act changes the default rule that a plaintiff alleging violations of the act bears the burden of proving the violations—Court of appeals' judgment affirming trial court's award of summary judgment and attorney fees to plaintiff reversed, and cause remanded to the trial court.