Legal Opinion
Citizens Alliance for Property Rights Legal Fund v. San Juan County
Washington Supreme Court
Decided October 1, 2015No. 90500-2PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWiggins, J.
¶1 — In this case, the Citizens Alliance for Property Rights Legal Fund (CAPR) seeks to invalidate several ordinances passed by the governing council of San Juan County (County), alleging violations of Washington’s Open Public Meetings Act of 1971 (OPMA), chapter 42.30 RCW. Specifically, CAPR asserts that four ordinances passed as part of a state-mandated update of the County’s critical area ordinances (CAO) should be voided because the ordinances had first been discussed by an informal group of county officials and employees (CAO Team) in meetings that did not comply with the OPMA. We reject…
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