Matter of Syracuse United Neighbors v. City of Syracuse

In Matter of Syracuse United Neighbors v. City of Syracuse (80 A.D.2d 984 [4th Dept. 1981], appeal dismissed 55 NY2d 995 [1982]), the Appellate Division ruled that two advisory committees to the common council of the City of Syracuse were subject to the provisions of the Open Meetings Law. The Court held that although the two committees were created to be merely advisory in nature, their recommendations were adopted without exception. The Court concluded that to exempt these committees from the requirements of the Open Meetings Law would exalt form over substance.