| This bill requires each agency and public body to make an |
electronic recording of its executive sessions. The recording |
must be available to any person, or that person's legal |
representative, who had a right to be present during the |
executive session. The recording must be disclosed pursuant to a |
court order. If the executive session was not required to be |
confidential, the agency or public body may make the recording |
public upon majority vote. Disclosure in violation of the law by |
a member or employee of the agency or public body is a civil |
violation for which the individual may be subject to a forfeiture |
of up to $500. This penalty is in addition to the penalty |
applicable to the agency or public body under the Maine Revised |
Statutes, Title 1, section 410. |