Legal Opinion
International Ass'n of Firefighters, Local 2479 v. Thorpe
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 28, 1981No. 53953PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOOLIN, Justice.
We are called upon today to resolve the issue of whether collective bargaining negotiations between a City Manager and the Firefighters Local fall within the Oklahoma Open Meeting Law.1 We hold that these negotiations do not fall within the Open Meeting Law.
The firefighters’ bargaining agent (Bargaining Agent) insisted that the negotiations be open to the public, while the City Manager refused to meet and confer in an *410open meeting. The City Manager had no authority to make binding agreements without consulting the City Council, nor did the Bargaining Agent have authority to…
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