Opinion No. Oag 14-84, (1984)

RICHARD A. ERNEY, Director State Historical Society

You have requested my opinion as to whether the Historic Sites Foundation, Inc. (HSF), is a governmental body subject to the requirements of the open meetings law.

The answer to your question is no.

Section 19.81(2), Stats., provides: "To implement and ensure the public policy herein expressed, all meetings of all state and local governmental bodies shall be publicly held in places reasonably accessible to members of the public and shall be open to all citizens at all times unless otherwise expressly provided by law."

Accordingly, under section…