AG looking into whether Glendale hockey meeting violated law

Phoenix Coyotes fan Joe Caruso gets fired up at a National Hockey League game last season. “Seattle’s a nice city, but you can’t have our team!” he shouts. / JOHN LOK : THE SEATTLE TIMES
Phoenix Coyotes fan Joe Caruso gets fired up at a National Hockey League game last season. “Seattle’s a nice city, but you can’t have our team!” he shouts. / JOHN LOK : THE SEATTLE TIMES

By Paul Giblin | The Arizona Republic

The State Attorney General’s Office has launched an investigation into possible violations of Arizona’s Open Meeting Law by the Glendale City Council.

The investigation focuses on a series of private back-to-back meetings at Glendale City Hall among council members, National Hockey League executives and the prospective buyers of the Phoenix Coyotes franchise on May 28.

The Attorney General’s Office launched the investigation in response to several complaints, according to a July 2 letter by Assistant Attorney General Christopher Munns to interim City Manager Dick Bowers.

“The complaints allege that the council violated the Open Meetings Law by conducting sequential meetings of council members in a number less than a quorum in order to discuss official town business without needing to comply with the requirements of the law,” Munns states in the letter.

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