Q: What are the guidelines for releasing borough council meeting minutes in Pennsylvania?
I'm curious about the process for making minutes of a local borough council meeting available to the public. The council in my borough meets every second Monday but does not release the meeting minutes until they have been approved at the following monthly meeting. This means the public has no access to these minutes beforehand, and they aren't read at the meetings either. I requested access to the minutes before they were approved, but was told they couldn't be released until after approval. Are there any guidelines or legal requirements for when these minutes should be made available to the public in Pennsylvania?
A: The Borough is correct. The minutes do not exist until they are approved.
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