Open meetings

Wisconsin Open Meetings Law https://www.wisconsin.edu/general-counsel/legal-topics/open-meetings-law/ requires a public notice of a meeting of a governmental body be given at least 24 hours prior to the commencement of such meeting (unless such notice is impossible or impractical). Separate notice of each meeting must also be given. At UWL, the master event electronic calendar is used as the official site for posting meetings.

All search and screen meetings should post directly to the Campus calendar. The notice should contain the time, date, place, and general subject matter of the meeting, including what will be discussed in a closed session. If you have any questions, please contact hrinfo@uwlax.edu

Governance Group Committees and Subcommittees should post directly to the Campus calendar.

The meeting information should include the name of the committee, the date, time, and location of the meeting and a brief agenda. A contact name is recommended.

Departmental Committee meetings should post directly to the Campus calendar making sure to select both the department AND open meetings as filters on the same event.

Departmental personnel meeting notices associated with the review of personnel (e.g., annual review, retention, merit, tenure, promotion, and post-tenure review) should include the phrase “Meeting may go into closed session to consider possible employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of candidate(s) as provided in section 19.85 (1)(c) of Wisconsin Statutes.”  

Departmental search and screen should use the process indicated above under search & screen.  

The meeting information should include the name of the committee, the date, time, and location of the meeting and a brief agenda. A contact name is recommended.

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