Public Meetings
Maryland's Open Meetings Act is
a statute that requires many State and local public bodies to hold their meetings in public,
to give the public adequate notice of those meetings, and to allow the public to inspect
meeting minutes. The Act permits public bodies to discuss some topics confidentially. The Act's
goals are to increase the public's faith in government, ensure the accountability of government
to the public, and enhance the public's ability to participate effectively in our democracy.
Senate Bill 17, passed by the General Assembly and signed by the Governor during the 2016 Session of the Maryland Legislature, modified certain procedural requirements for meetings conducted by public bodies under the Open Meetings Act. Senate Bill 17 requires that meeting minutes and any audio or video recordings must be retained by the public body for at least 5 years following the meeting and, to the extent practicable, a public body must post its open session minutes of an open session on the public body's website. To that end, minutes of the Maryland Historical Trust Board of Trustees, the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, the Governor's Consulting Committee, the Maryland Advisory Committee on Archaeology, and the Governor's Commission on Maryland Military Monuments open session meetings are included below.
Agendas and Notices for Upcoming Meetings
- Notice and Agenda, MHT Board of Trustees Special Meeting, September 28, 2023
- Notice, MHT Board of Trustees Meeting, October 19, 2023
Minutes, Board of Trustees 2023 Calendar
- May 18, 2023
- March 23, 2023
- January 26, 2023
- December 8, 2022
- October 20, 2022
- July 21, 2022
- May 12, 2022
- March 10, 2022
- January 27, 2022
- December 9, 2021
- October 21, 2021
- July 15, 2021
- May 13, 2021 (Teleconference)
- March 18, 2021 (Teleconference)
- February 19, 2021 (Interim Meeting, Teleconference)
- January 28, 2021 (Teleconference)
- October 22, 2020 (Teleconference)
- July 20, 2020 (Teleconference)
- May 14, 2020 (Teleconference)
- December 5, 2019
- October 17, 2019
- July 18, 2019
- May 16, 2019
- January 31, 2019
- December 6, 2018
- October 18, 2018
- September 10, 2018 (Teleconference)
- July 19, 2018
- May 17, 2018
- February 1, 2018
Minutes, Maryland Heritage Areas Authority (MHAA) FY 2023/FY 2024 Meeting Schedule
- April 13, 2023
- January 12, 2023
- November 10, 2022
- November 2, 2022, Racial Equity Working Group
- October 13, 2022
- July 14, 2022
- May 25, 2022, Racial Equity Working Group
- April 29, 2022, Racial Equity Working Group
- April 14, 2022
- February 25, 2022, Racial Equity Working Group
- January 13, 2022
- October 14, 2021
- July 8, 2021
- April 8, 2021
- April 1, 2021, Racial Equity Working Group
- January 14, 2021
- February 24, 2021, Racial Equity Working Group
- January 19, 2021, Racial Equity Working Group
- December 8, 2020, Racial Equity Working Group
- October 29, 2020, Racial Equity Working Group
- October 8, 2020
- July 9, 2020
- April 9, 2020, Executive Committee
- April 2, 2020, Executive Committee
- March 6, 2020, Executive Committee
- January 9, 2020
- October 10, 2019
- July 11, 2019
- April 11, 2019
- January 10, 2019
- October 11, 2018
- September 7, 2018, Executive Committee
- July 12, 2018
- April 12, 2018
- January 11, 2018
Minutes, Governor's Consulting Committee (GCC) Meets twice a year or as needed
- May 9, 2023
- February 28, 2023
- October 18, 2022
- October 13, 2020
- February 18, 2020
- October 15, 2019
- October 9, 2018
Minutes, Maryland Advisory Committee on Archaeology (MACA) Meets quarterly
- June 21, 2023
- March 29, 2023
- December 7, 2022
- September 7, 2022
- June 15, 2022
- March 9, 2022
- December 8, 2021
- September 8, 2021
- June 9, 2021
- March 4, 2021
- December 2, 2020
- September 9, 2020
- June 10, 2020
- March 4, 2020
- December 4, 2019
- September 11, 2019
- June 12, 2019
- September 12, 2018
- June 6, 2018
- March 14, 2018
Minutes, Governor's Commission on Maryland Military Monuments Meets at least twice a year
- October 26, 2022
- January 26, 2022
- October 27, 2021
- July 28, 2021
- April 28, 2021
- January 27, 2021
- October 24, 2020
- January 15, 2020
- October 9, 2019
- July 10, 2019
- April 10, 2019
- January 9, 2019
- October 15, 2018
- July 11, 2018
- April 11, 2018
- January 9, 2018
Minutes, Study of the Redevelopment of Historic Government Complexes
- August 17, 2021
- August 13, 2021
- July 13, 2021
- June 8, 2021
- May 10, 2021
- December 3, 2019
- September 25, 2019
- August 8, 2019
- June 11, 2019
Public Information Act requests should be sent to the Department of Planning, Director of Communications.