Wexford County Prosecutor v. Pranger

This case involves interpretation of the Open Meetings Act of 1977.1

At the regular meeting of May 9, 1977, the Cadillac City Commission recessed and held a closed meeting to discuss the city residency policy for city employees. The closed meeting, which lasted slightly over an hour, was held at the request of the city manager with the approval of the city attorney. Then the commission resumed in open meeting, announced a new residency policy and indicated an ordinance would be formulated to implement the policy.

In 1967, the city had adopted a residency policy which permitted municipal…