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Supreme Court of Ohio - Case No. 2021-0706 Ames v. Rootstown Twp. Bd. of Trustees
 
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Can Single $500 Fine Be Imposed for Township Trustee's Multiple Open Meetings Violations?
Brian M. Ames v. Rootstown Township Board of Trustees, Case No. 2021-0706
Eleventh District Court of Appeals (Portage County)

ISSUE: Under the Ohio Open Meetings Act, if a court finds a public body committed multiple, similar violations of the act, can it issue one injunction to prohibit future violations and levy one civil forfeiture?
March 9, 2022