The NYS Committee on Open Government has opined that the Open Meetings Law is not triggered unless a quorum, a majority of the total membership of a public body, convenes to conduct public business collectively, as a body. So, where the planning board consists of seven members, a quorum would be four or more members. Therefore, a gathering of two members of the planning board with municipal staff would not constitute a meeting and the Open Meetings Law would not apply.
NY OML-AO-4816 (2010)
