to 192.607 by any person, may bring an individual action in an

192.583 to 192.607 by any person, may bring an individual action in an appropriate court to recover actual damages.

����� (3)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the court may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party in an action under this section.

����� (b) The court may not award attorney fees to the state or a political subdivision of the state if the state or political subdivision prevails in an action under this section.

����� (4) An action to enforce any provision of ORS 192.583 to 192.607 must be commenced within two years after the date on which the violation occurred.

����� (5) Evidence obtained in violation of ORS 192.583 to 192.607 is inadmissible in any proceeding. [Formerly 192.590]

����� 192.607 Severability. If any provision of ORS 192.583 to 192.607 or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid for any reason, such invalidity shall not affect any other provision or application of ORS 192.583 to 192.607 which can remain in effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of ORS 192.583 to 192.607 are severable. [Formerly 192.595]

PUBLIC MEETINGS

����� 192.610 Definitions for ORS 192.610 to 192.705. As used in ORS 192.610 to 192.705:

����� (1) �Convening� means:

����� (a) Gathering in a physical location;

����� (b) Using electronic, video or telephonic technology to be able to communicate contemporaneously among participants;

����� (c) Using serial electronic written communication among participants; or

����� (d) Using an intermediary to communicate among participants.

����� (2) �Decision� means any determination, action, vote or final disposition upon a motion, proposal, resolution, order, ordinance or measure on which a vote of a governing body is required, at any meeting at which a quorum is present.

����� (3) �Deliberation� means discussion or communication that is part of a decision-making process.

����� (4) �Executive session� means any meeting or part of a meeting of a governing body that is closed to certain persons for deliberation on certain matters.

����� (5) �Governing body� means the members of any public body that consists of two or more members, with the authority to make decisions for or recommendations to a public body on policy or administration.

����� (6)(a) �Meeting� means the convening of a governing body of a public body for which a quorum is required in order to make a decision or to deliberate toward a decision on any matter.

����� (b) �Meeting� does not include any on-site inspection of any project or program or the attendance of members of a governing body at any national, regional or state association to which the public body or the members belong.

����� (7) �Public body� means the state, any regional council, county, city or district, or any municipal or public corporation, or any board, department, commission, council, bureau, committee or subcommittee or advisory group or any other agency thereof. [1973 c.172 �2; 1979 c.644 �1; 2023 c.417 �1; 2025 c.2 �7]

����� 192.620 Policy. The Oregon form of government requires an informed public aware of the deliberations and decisions of governing bodies and the information upon which such decisions were made. It is the intent of ORS 192.610 to 192.705 that decisions of governing bodies be arrived at openly. [1973 c.172 �1]

����� 192.630 Meetings of governing body to be open to public; location of meetings; accommodation for person with disability; interpreters. (1) All meetings of the governing body of a public body shall be open to the public and all persons shall be permitted to attend any meeting except as otherwise provided by ORS 192.610 to