Attorney General Opinion No.

The Honorable Doug Lawrence State Representative, 9th District State Capitol, Room 115 S Topeka, Kansas 66612

Dear Representative Lawrence:

You request our opinion on two issues involving the Kansas open meetings act (KOMA), K.S.A. 75-4317 et seq., and recesses called by city governing bodies. You ask that we address the following:

"(1) May a city governing body recess a meeting for a long period of time, at least to a subsequent day, or should such a meeting be adjourned; (2) If such a recess is permissible, and notice has been provided as required by the KOMA, may a city governing body recess…