Hello Rebekah: The draft minutes as well as the final minutes are public record and must be available for the patron to see - and copy. MCL 15.269(2) https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-15-269 (2) Minutes are public records open to public inspection, and a public body shall make the minutes available at the address designated on posted public notices pursuant to section 4. The public body shall make copies of the minutes available to the public at the reasonable estimated cost for printing and copying. I hope this is helpful! Clare Clare D. Membiela, MLS, J.D. Library Law Consultant Library of Michigan MembielaC@michigan.gov<mailto:MembielaC@michigan.gov> 517-335-8132 The research and resources above are for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. You should contact your attorney to obtain advice with respect to any particular issue or problem. "the State may not, consistently with the spirit of the First Amendment, contract the spectrum of available knowledge." Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479, 482 (1965). [A picture containing text, room, gear, gambling house AI-generated content may be incorrect.] Acknowledge the incredible strength of students' multilingual abilities. Seek the Michigan Seal of Biliteracy<https://www.michigan.gov/mde/services/flexible-learning/michigan-seal-of-biliteracy> for graduating seniors. [Michigan.gov/Vote logo Description automatically generated]<https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/> Get personalized voter information on early voting and other topics at Michigan.gov/Vote<https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/>. From: Michlib-l <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> On Behalf Of Library Director via Michlib-l Sent: Monday, April 28, 2025 4:28 PM To: michlib-l@mcls.org Subject: [Michlib-l] Meeting minutes CAUTION: This is an External email. Please send suspicious emails to abuse@michigan.gov<mailto:abuse@michigan.gov> Hello all, Pardon the silly question but I need to understand this issue in more layman's terms. I have reread the section many times but fear I may be reading into the potential meaning too much. We often have a patron who will come in to request our meeting minutes before they have been approved at the next meeting. Our secretary makes them available to the board and myself normally on the 8th day (so the following Friday). The patron does understand that they are technically not approved/official. My question is, is the patron allowed to have a print off copy that they can take home? I am getting caught on the "public inspection" verbiage and need clarification if that means they can only peruse the proposed minutes at the library (public) or if they can take it home and do whatever they desire with them? We've not ever had an issue but I want to make sure I understand this better. Thank you! Best, [cid:image003.jpg@01DBB860.728B3AE0] CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information for the use of the designated recipient named above. If you are not the designated recipient, an employee, or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, disclosure, dissemination, distribution, or copying of it or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you receive this communication in error, please destroy all copies of this communication and any attachments and notify the sender immediately via phone, fax, or electronic mail. Thank you.
