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I work at a nonprofit in NYC and closely follow the Procurement Policy Board (PPB) to understand government technology procurement.
This morning, I learned that PPB meetings will now be in-person only. Additionally, they violated the Open Meetings Law (OML) in September by providing only two days’ notice for a meeting and voting on a rule change we had testified against in August. We are currently considering all of our options. Regarding the September meeting, I reached out to the Committee on Open Government (COOG) for an advisory opinion, but they recommended pursuing the matter in court.
I would appreciate a conversation on how to best address and enforce these OML violations.
Thank you for reaching out to our organization.
I wish I had a better answer for you, but the only way to address Open Meetings Law violations is by filing a lawsuit.
Alternatively, you could try getting a reporter interested in publicizing the issues you mentioned.
Please note that there is a four-month statute of limitations for filing a lawsuit related to the September meeting.
Unfortunately, our organization does not have the resources to pursue such a lawsuit. However, the Government Justice Center occasionally takes on cases like this. I recommend reaching out to them at: