State Ex Rel. Mason v. State Employment Relations Board

Kennedy, Judge.

Appellant, Chauncey Mason, appeals the judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas granting summary judgment to appellees, State Employment Relations Board (“SERB”), SERB Chairwoman Sue Pohler, SERB board member Jonathon McGee, and SERB Executive Director Jeffrey Taylor.

Appellant brings this action under the Ohio Sunshine Law (“Sunshine Law”). The Sunshine Law, codified under R.C. 121.22, requires public bodies like SERB to hold deliberations and to make decisions on official business in meetings open to the public. Additionally, the Sunshine Law provides, in part,…