Matter of MFY Legal Services, Inc. v. Toia

In Matter of MFY Legal Services, Inc. v. Toia (93 Misc 2d 147 [Sup Ct, NY County 1977]), the meetings of the medical advisory committee were held subject to the Open Meetings Law. In that case, the trial court held that although the duty of the committee was solely to give advice which might be disregarded by the Commissioner of Social Services, the Commissioner might, in some instances, be prohibited from acting before he/she received that advice. The Supreme Court thus held that the giving of advice by the medical advisory committee was a necessary governmental function for the proper actions of the Department of Social Services.