New York Consolidated Laws

N.Y. Public Officers Law § 100 (2026)

Legislative declaration

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§ 100. Legislative declaration. It is essential to the maintenance of
a democratic society that the public business be performed in an open
and public manner and that the citizens of this state be fully aware of
and able to observe the performance of public officials and attend and
listen to the deliberations and decisions that go into the making of
public policy. The people must be able to remain informed if they are to
retain control over those who are their public servants. It is the only
climate under which the commonweal will prosper and enable the
governmental process to operate for the benefit of those who created it.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 67 cases (9 in the last 5 years), 1986–2026 · leading case: Csorny v. Shoreham-Wading River Cent. Sch. Dist., 305 A.D.2d 83 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003).

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Csorny v. Shoreham-Wading River Cent. Sch. Dist., 305 A.D.2d 83 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003). · cites it 3× “The legislative declaration to the Open Meetings Law (Public Officers Law § 100) begins: “It is essential to the maintenance of a democratic society that the public business be performed in an open and public manner.”

Matter of McCrory v. Vill. of Mamaroneck Bd. of Trs., 2020 NY Slip Op 864 (N.Y. App. Div. 2020). · cites it 3× “It is the only climate under which the commonweal will prosper and enable the governmental process to operate for the benefit of those who created it" (Public Officers Law § 100). The instant appeal presents the question of who has standing to challenge an alleged violation of…”

Am. Soc'y for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v. Bd. of Trs. of the State Univ., 165 A.D.2d 561 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991). · cites it 4× “In this CPLR article 78 proceeding, the petitioners sought, inter alia, a judgment which, in effect, would compel the appellants to permit public attendance at meetings of the Laboratory Animals Use Committee (hereinafter LAUC) of the State University of New York at Stony Brook…”

Matter of Gedney Assn. v. City of White Plains, 2017 NY Slip Op 1198 (N.Y. App. Div. 2017). · cites it 3× “), *939 entered November 3, 2014, as denied so much of the petition/complaint as sought to annul the resolution based on alleged violations of the Open Meetings Law (Public Officers Law § 100 et seq.), and dismissed that portion of the proceeding/ action.”

Perez v. City Univ. of New York, 840 N.E.2d 572 (NY 2005). “In enacting the Open Meetings Law, the Legislature sought to ensure that “public business be performed in an open and public manner and that the citizens of this state be fully aware of and able to observe the performance of public officials and attend and listen to the…”

Matter of Haverstraw Owners Professionals & Entrepreneurs (\H.O.P.E.\") v. Town of Ramapo Zoning Bd. of Appeals", 2017 NY Slip Op 4442 (N.Y. App. Div. 2017). · cites it 2× “Thereafter, the petitioners commenced this proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to review the determination, alleging that because there was no public discussion, deliberation, or consideration by the Board at the meeting before it adopted the proposed resolution, the Board…”

Gordon v. Vill. of Monticello, Inc., 661 N.E.2d 691 (NY 1995). “As the Legislature stated in its preamble to the statute: "It is essential to the maintenance of a democratic society that the public business be performed in an open and public manner and that the citizens of this state be fully aware of and able to observe the performance of…”

Zehner v. Bd. of Educ. of Jordan-Elbridge Cent. Sch. Dist., 91 A.D.3d 1349 (N.Y. App. Div. 2012). “Memorandum: Petitioner-plaintiff (petitioner) commenced this hybrid CPLR article 78 proceeding and declaratory judgment action alleging that respondent-defendant (respondent) engaged in a pattern of violating New York’s Open Meetings Law (Public Officers Law § 100 et seq.) and…”

Thorne v. Vill. of Millbrook Plan. Bd., 83 A.D.3d 723 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011). “The Supreme Court properly rejected the petitioners’ challenges under the Open Meetings Law (Public Officers Law § 100 et seq.). The petitioners were not aggrieved by any insufficiency in the notice of the meeting of the Planning Board held on November 12, 2008, or…”

Cunney v. Bd. of Trs., 72 A.D.3d 960 (N.Y. App. Div. 2010). “), dated March 31, 2009, as granted that branch of the petition which was to annul the determination on the ground that the Open Meetings Law (Public Officers Law § 100 et seq.) had been violated, annulled the determination, and remitted the matter to the Zoning Board of Appeals…”

Matter of Krauss v. Suffolk Cnty. Bd. of Elections, 2017 NY Slip Op 6410 (N.Y. App. Div. 2017). · cites it 4× “In a hybrid proceeding pursuant to Election Law article 16, and action, inter alia, pursuant to Public Officers Law § 107 *1212 for a judgment declaring void, for failure to comply with the Open Meetings Law (Public Officers Law § 100 et seq.), a deter: mination of the Suffolk…”

LaCorte v. Cnty. of Rensselaer, 604 N.E.2d 88 (NY 1992). “Its subsidiary claims are that the implied determination of nonresponsibility is arbitrary and capricious, and that the Board’s actions violate the Open Meetings Law (Public Officers Law § 100 et seq.). Supreme Court dismissed LaCorte’s CPLR article 78 petition and the Appellate…”

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