AMES v. ROOTSTOWN TP. BD.

No. 2021-0706.

221 N.E.3d 793 (2022)

172 Ohio St.3d 1

2022-Ohio-4605

AMES, Appellant, v. ROOTSTOWN TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 22, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Law Firm of Curt C. Hartman and Curt C. Hartman , for appellant.

Baker, Dublikar, Beck, Wiley & Mathews, James F. Mathews , and Andrea K. Ziarko , North Canton, for appellee.

Dave Yost , Ohio Attorney General, Benjamin M. Flowers , Solicitor General, and Diane R. Brey , Deputy Solicitor General, urging reversal in part for amicus curiae Ohio Attorney General.

Brosius, Johnson & Griggs, L.L.C., Julia E. Donnan , Columbus, Jennifer L. Huber , and Peter N. Griggs , Columbus, urging affirmance for amici curiae Ohio Township Association, Ohio School Board Association, County Commissioners Association of Ohio, Ohio Municipal League, and Coalition of Large Ohio Urban Townships.


{¶ 1} The Open Meetings Act, R.C. 121.22, requires that all meetings of public bodies be open to the public. Enforcement occurs through private suits, and as remedies for violations, the trial court issues injunctive relief and orders the public body to pay a $500 civil forfeiture as well as the plaintiff's attorney...

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