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Minn. Sun. 9 1319.01, subd. Mimi, Slat. § 465.719, subd. 9. Smhem 114/ImLSUln ,14unitipnl POIm'A/;eney v. l>nynq 578 N. W..2A362 (Minn. 1998). 28/, 336 N.W.2d 510 (Minn. 1983). St. Chia) Nen:apapes. lac v. Dist. 742 Cummunig, Schaub.. 332 91.W.2d 1 (Minn. 1983). ,Minn. Stat. 9 412191. subd. 1. Minn. Slat. 9 645.08(5). See Section 11. E. 4. For more information about serial meetings. Minn. Stitt. 131705. subd 1(d). CI IAPrl'It 7 D. Groups governed by the open meeting law Under the Minnesota open meeting law, all city council meetings and executive sessions must be open to the public with only a few exceptions. The open meeting law also requires meetings of any committee, subcommittee, board, department, or commission of a public body to be open to the public. For example, the governing bodies of local public pension plans, housing and redevelopment authorities, economic development authorities, and city- created corporations are subject to the open meeting law. The Minnesota Supreme Court has held, however, that the governing body of a municipal electric power agency is not subject to the open meeting law because the Legislature has granted these agencies authority to conduct their affairs as private corporations. E. Gatherings governed by the open meeting law The open meeting law does not define the term "meeting." The Minnesota Supreme Court, however, has ruled that meetings are gatherings of a quorum or more members of the governing body, or a quorum of a committee, subcommittee, board, department, or commission thereof, at which members discuss, decide, or receive information as a group on issues relating to the official business of that governing body. For most public bodies including statutory cities, a majority of its qualified members constitutes a quorum. Charter cities may provide that a different number of members of the council constitutes a quorum. The open meeting law does not generally apply in situations where less than a quorum of the council is involved. However, serial meetings in groups of less than a quorum that are held in order to avoid the requirements of the open meeting law may be found to violate the law, depending on the specific facts. F. Open meeting law exceptions The open meeting law is designed to favor public access. Therefore, the few exceptions that clo exist are carefully limited to avoid abuse. All closed meetings (except those closed under the attorney- client privilege exception) must be electronically recorded at the expense of the public body. Unless otherwise provided by law, the recordings must be preserved for at least three years after the date of the meeting. 7:12 This chapter last revised 12 /1/2012 LEAGUE or MINNESOTA CITIES 3