Mayor of Vicksburg v. Vicksburg Printing & Publishing Co.

ROBERTSON, Justice,

for the Court.

I

We are here presented with our first opportunity to construe the Mississippi Open Meetings Law, Miss.Code Ann. §§ 25-41-1 et seq. (Supp.1982). That law, colloquially referred to as the “Sunshine Law”, became effective January 1, 1976.

On May 25,1982, the Vicksburg Planning Commission (VPC)1 met with two expert city planners to consider an extension of the corporate boundaries of the City of Vicksburg. Citing the fact that contemplated litigation was to be discussed, VPC called an executive session. All attorneys, members of the press and the public were…