Babac v. Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board

OPINION OF THE COURT

CAPPY, Justice.

The question presented is one of first impression: whether participation of members of the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board (the “Board”), appellant, by telephone conference call using a speaker telephone in a meeting open to the public convened for the purpose of deliberating agency business or taking official action violates Section 274 of the Sunshine Act, 65 P.S. § 271 et seq. 1 For the reasons that follow, we find that participation of members of the Board by telephone conference call using a speaker telephone in a meeting open to the public convened…