Manning v. City of East Tawas

Plaintiffs appeal as of right 1 from a final order involving plaintiffs’ request for relief under the Open Meetings Act (oma), MCL 15.261 et seq.; MSA 4.1800(11) et seq., and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), MCL 15.231 et seq.; MSA 4.1801(1) et seq. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.

The dispute underlying this case stems from the refusal of the city council for East Tawas to approve plaintiffs’ proposed site plan for a recreational vehicle park, in response to which plaintiffs filed an action challenging that decision. While that action was pending,…