Opinion No. Oag 37-77, (1977)

LOUIS J. MOLEPSKE, City Attorney, Stevens Point

Pursuant to sec. 19.98, Stats., you request my advice on three questions relating to the open meeting law created by ch. 426, Laws of 1975.

"1. Does the chief executive officer of the City or the governing body, at its monthly meeting, have the authority to add subject matter to its agenda at the time of its meeting where the particular subject matter was not known to the governing body or chief executive officer prior to his formulating the agenda?"

The answer is "no." However, governmental bodies may be well advised to place a general item on the…