shall be as hereinafter provided: (Insert fee schedule. Note: Fees may not exceed 10 cents per page for paper copies 9 by 14 or smaller, plus an hourly fee for duplicating time not to exceed the average hourly rate of pay for clerical staff of the public governmental body. Research time may be billed at actual cost.)

body) that meetings, records, votes, actions, and deliberations of this body shall be open to the public except as provided by: (list provisions of § 610.021, RSMo, and other applicable provisions the body wishes to rely on to close records), which records shall be closed as allowed by law.

to 610.225, RSMo, the Sunshine Law, as now existing or hereafter amended. Sample Forms Missouri Sunshine Law 16 NOTICE OF OPEN MEETING This suggested form is intended for use when a public governmental body plans to conduct an open meeting. (Insert date and time notice was posted) Notice is hereby given that the (insert name of public governmental body) will conduct a meeting at (insert time) on (insert day, month, and year) at (insert place where meeting is to be held, or, if the meeting will be conducted by telephone or other electronic means, the location where the public may observe and attend the meeting or directions to access the meeting electronically). The tentative agenda of this meeting includes (list topics): _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Missouri Sunshine Law 17 NOTICE OF CLOSED MEETING This suggested form is intended for use when a public governmental body has voted to close a future meeting and otherwise conformed with state law. (Insert date and time notice was posted) Notice is hereby given that the (insert name of public governmental body) having duly voted to close its meeting, as authorized by (insert statutory authority, including specific subsection of Section 610.021, RSMo, to close meeting) will conduct a closed meeting at (insert time) on (insert day, month, and year) at (insert place where meeting is to be held).

Missouri Sunshine Law 17 NOTICE OF CLOSED MEETING This suggested form is intended for use when a public governmental body has voted to close a future meeting and otherwise conformed with state law. (Insert date and time notice was posted) Notice is hereby given that the (insert name of public governmental body) having duly voted to close its meeting, as authorized by (insert statutory authority, including specific subsection of Section 610.021, RSMo, to close meeting) will conduct a closed meeting at (insert time) on (insert day, month, and year) at (insert place where meeting is to be held). Missouri Sunshine Law 18 NOTICE OF OPEN MEETING AND VOTE TO CLOSE PART OF THE MEETING This suggested form is intended for use when a public governmental body plans to conduct a meeting that is partially open and partially closed but has not yet publicly voted to close the meeting and has otherwise conformed with state law. (Insert date and time notice was posted) Notice is hereby given that the (insert name of public governmental body) will conduct a meeting at (insert time) on (insert time) on (insert day, month, and year) at (insert place where meeting is to be held, or, if the meeting will be conducted by telephone or other electronic means, the location where the public may observe and attend the meeting or directions to access the meeting electronically). The tentative agenda of this meeting includes (list topics): _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________ The tentative agenda of this meeting also includes a vote to close part of this meeting pursuant to (insert statutory authority, including specific subsection of Section 610.021, RSMo, for vote to close meeting). Missouri Sunshine Law 19 REQUEST TO HAVE OBJECTION TO CLOSED MEETING ENTERED INTO MINUTES This suggested form is intended for use when a member of a public governmental body objects to a motion to close a meeting pursuant to Section 610.022.6, RSMo, and wishes to have the objection entered into the minutes. Dear (insert name of custodian or other person responsible for keeping minutes): Having objected to the motion to close the meeting of (insert name of public governmental body) on (insert day, month, and year) and having made this objection prior to the vote to close the meeting, I wish to have my objection entered into the minutes for that date. Signature of member____________________________________________ Insert name of member__________________________________________ REQUEST FORM Information that can be used to request records from Missouri Public Governmental Bodies For your convenience, a sample form is included on the next page that can be used to request records under the Missouri Sunshine Law. On the Web This sample form is available on the Attorney General’s website at ago.mo.gov under the “Sunshine Law” listing.