CITY OF POSTVILLE v. UPPER EXPLORERLAND

No. 12-1002.

834 N.W.2d 1 (2013)

CITY OF POSTVILLE, Iowa and Jason Meyer, Appellants, v. UPPER EXPLORERLAND REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION, Martin Brennan, Kathy Campbell, Ray Whalen, Leon Griebenow, Andrew Wenthe, Karla Organist, Warren Steffen, Michael Kenedy, Janet McGovern, Dean Darling, Les Askelson, and Randy Uhl, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing July 15, 2013.

As Corrected July 31, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anne E.H. Loomis of Allen, Vernon & Hoskins, PLC, Marion, and Charles R. Kelly Jr. of Charles Kelly Law Office, PC, Postville, for appellants.

Thomas D. Wolle of Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC, Cedar Rapids , and Carlton G. Salmons of Gaudineer, Comito & George, LLP, West Des Moines, for appellees.


WIGGINS, Justice.

This matter involves a claim against a local governmental body and its members for violating the Iowa Open Meetings Act (IOMA). The three issues involved in this appeal are (1) whether a volunteer of a governmental body is immune under Iowa Code section 28H.4 (2011) for damages due to alleged IOMA violations; (2) whether the governmental body's meeting notices met the requirements of section 21.4(1); and (3) whether a certain publication is a newspaper...

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