Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.264 (2026)

Public notice of meetings generally; contents; places of posting.

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OPEN MEETINGS ACT

Act 267 of 1976

15.264 Public notice of meetings generally; contents; places of posting.

Sec. 4.

The following provisions shall apply with respect to public notice of meetings:

(a) A public notice shall always contain the name of the public body to which the notice applies, its telephone number if one exists, and its address.

(b) A public notice for a public body shall always be posted at its principal office and any other locations considered appropriate by the public body. Cable television may also be utilized for purposes of posting public notice.

(c) If a public body is a part of a state department, part of the legislative or judicial branch of state government, part of an institution of higher education, or part of a political subdivision or school district, a public notice shall also be posted in the respective principal office of the state department, the institution of higher education, clerk of the house of representatives, secretary of the state senate, clerk of the supreme court, or political subdivision or school district.

(d) If a public body does not have a principal office, the required public notice for a local public body shall be posted in the office of the county clerk in which the public body serves and the required public notice for a state public body shall be posted in the office of the secretary of state.

History: 1976, Act 267, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 87, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1984

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1980–2014 · leading case: Lysogorski v. Bridgeport Charter Twp., 662 N.W.2d 108 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003).

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Lysogorski v. Bridgeport Charter Twp., 662 N.W.2d 108 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “Under MCL 15.264, the public notice must contain the public body’s name, address, and telephone number, and it must be posted at its principal office and other appropriate locations.”

Ritchie v. Coldwater Cmty. Schs., 947 F. Supp. 2d 791 (W.D. Mich. 2013). “§§ 15.264,15.269. Although the First Amendment “protects the people’s right to know that their government acts fairly,” Detroit Free Press v.”

Arnold Transit Co. v. City of MacKinac Island, 297 N.W.2d 904 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980). “MCL 15.264(b); MSA 4.1800(14)(b). "Section 5(1).”

St Aubin v. Ishpeming City Council, 494 N.W.2d 803 (Mich. Ct. App. 1992). “Plaintiff essentially alleged that the October 4, 1989, meeting violated the oma because the public was not given notice of the meeting, MCL 15.264; MSA 4.1800(14), and plaintiff did not request a *102 closed session, MCL 15.”

Harlan Vermilya v. Delta Coll. Bd. of Trs. (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 3× “Adjournment -7- Plaintiffs argue that the Board violated the notice provisions of MCL 15.264, 15.265, and 15.267 by posting a defective notice that indicated that the Board was meeting for a closed session of the Board.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.264(a) — 1 case

Harlan Vermilya v. Delta Coll. Bd. of Trs. (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “Adjournment -7- Plaintiffs argue that the Board violated the notice provisions of MCL 15.264, 15.265, and 15.267 by posting a defective notice that indicated that the Board was meeting for a closed session of the Board.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.264(b) — 2 cases

Arnold Transit Co. v. City of MacKinac Island, 297 N.W.2d 904 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980). “MCL 15.264(b); MSA 4.1800(14)(b). "Section 5(1).”

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