Open Meetings and Public Records Training
by the N.C. Attorney General's office

May 13, 2008 at the City Club in Gastonia

Attorney General Roy Cooper kicked off what is to be the first of many regional training sessions for government officials and employees in Gastonia. More than 30 officials from the Charlotte metro region attended, including representatives of various law enforcement agencies, clerk of courts office and register of deeds office.

View comments from Cooper on the topic of open government and the responsibility that public officials and employees have to the people who pay them -- the citizens of North Carolina.

David Elliott of the North Carolina Attorney General's office is the point man for the training sessions.
David Elliott of the Attorney General's office led the session.

Roy Cooper video #1 (0:37)
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Roy Cooper video #2 (1:46)
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Roy Cooper video 3
 Roy Cooper video #3 (2:11)
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A part of the audience at the session in Gastonia.

Attendees came from throughout the Metrolina region.

David Lawrence and Amanda Martin served as expert panelists.

David Lawrence of the School of Government at UNC-CH and Amanda Martin, general counsel for NCPA, served as panelists for the session.

 
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The whole panel takes questions.

The panel taking questions from the audience at Gastonia's City Club.