Oklahoma Assn of Municipal Attorneys v. State

1 Pursuant to a proper request, Larry Derryberry, Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma (respondent) issued an opinion (Opinion No. 77-222) wherein he concluded that under our new "Open Meeting Act" (25 O.S.Supp. 1977 ? 301 et seq.) "a public body may not meet in executive session for the purpose of privately conferring with the lawyers representing the body." The force and effect of such opinion is that a public body, coming within the purview of our Open Meeting Act, may not meet in executive session with its attorney for the purpose of privately discussing pending or impending litigation.