MATTER OF RIVERS v. YOUNG

28660/2009

26 Misc.3d 946 (2009)

892 N.Y.S.2d 747

In the Matter of SAMUEL L. RIVERS, Petitioner, v. CLINTON I. YOUNG JR. et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court, Westchester County.

Decided December 22, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel L. Rivers , petitioner pro se.

Loretta J. Hottinger , Corporation Counsel, Mount Vernon, for respondents.


OPINION OF THE COURT

WILLIAM J. GIACOMO, J.

"The Open Meetings Law was enacted in 1976 (L 1976, ch 511) in an attempt to overcome the `crisis of confidence in American politics occasioned by Watergate'... It is this State's version of laws adopted nationwide, most commonly known as `Sunshine Laws' ... which were intended to restore the public's faith in governmental bodies by encouraging them to conduct business in a public manner." (Matter of Csorny...

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