Open Meetings Compliance Board

About the Board

The Open Meetings Compliance Board (OMCB) issues advisory opinions in response to written complaints about violations of the Act. The Compliance Board is an independent State entity, and its three members are appointed by the Governor.

Although the Compliance Board is not part of the Office of the Attorney General, the Office provides the Board with administrative staff and legal advice and also publishes its opinions and notices on the Office of Attorney General website. The Compliance Board has no office or budget of its own.

Important Notes

• The Board does not address Public Information Act issues. Information on that law is here.
• The Board also does not address alleged violations of the meetings laws applicable to private condominium and homeowner’s associations. Information on those laws can be found here.

Board Information

• Board Members and Staff (via Maryland Manual)
• Meetings & Minutes
• Filing a Complaint and Complaint Procedures
• Opinions
• Annual Rep​ort - PDF
• Notice of Upcoming Meetings: No meetings currently scheduled.

Contact the Board

By mail:
Open Meetings Compliance Board
c/o Office of the Attorney General
200 St. Paul Place
Baltimore, Maryland 21202

By phone: (410) 576-6560

By email: [email protected]

Public Information Act Requests

Public Information Act requests for the OMCB can be submitted to:

Rachel Simmonsen
Office of the Attorney General
200 St. Paul Place
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Telephone: 410-576-6344
Fax: 410-576-7003
Email: [email protected]

Policy of Proactive Disclosure Under the Public Information Act

The Open Meetings Compliance Board’s current policy of proactive disclosure, pursuant to § 4-104 of the General Provisions Article of the Maryland Annotated Code, is as follows:

The Compliance Board proactively discloses all its advisory opinions on a page of the Office of the Attorney General’s website. The Compliance Board also proactively discloses copies of the Compliance Board’s annual reports and the agendas and minutes of the Compliance Board’s meetings, all of which are available on a page of the Office of the Attorney General’s website.