N.Y. Public Officers Law § 106: Minutes

§ 106. Minutes. 1. Minutes shall be taken at all open meetings of a

public body which shall consist of a record or summary of all motions,

proposals, resolutions and any other matter formally voted upon and the

vote thereon.

2. Minutes shall be taken at executive sessions of any action that is

taken by formal vote which shall consist of a record or summary of the

final determination of such action, and the date and vote thereon;

provided, however, that such summary need not include any matter which

is not required to be made public by the freedom of information law as

added by article six of this chapter.

3. Minutes of meetings of all public bodies shall be available to the

public in accordance with the provisions of the freedom of information

law within two weeks from the date of such meeting except that minutes

taken pursuant to subdivision two of this section shall be available to

the public within one week from the date of the executive session. If

the agency in which a public body functions maintains a regularly and

routinely updated website and utilizes a high speed internet connection,

such minutes shall be posted on the website within two weeks from the

date of such meeting except that minutes taken pursuant to subdivision

two of this section shall be available to the public within one week

from the date of the executive session. For purposes of this subdivision

unabridged video recordings or unabridged audio recordings or unabridged

written transcripts may be deemed to be meeting minutes. Nothing in this

section shall require the creation of minutes if the public body would

not otherwise take them.