Tina:  Interesting take......I read the article, as I mentioned, three times.  No where does it say Bill was found "guilty of violating the Open Meetings Law"  In fact it lists Sorenson, Handy, Stewart and Dwyer as those found guilty.  I attended the trial and, in fact, because Mr. Fleenor was no longer a member of the Board he was "dropped" from the suit...he testified, but was not one of the Commissioners found guilty.  

IMO, the Gillespie decision was a genuine case of "activist jurisprudence".  The conditions which constitute violation of the Open Meetings Law are pretty clear....a meeting..face to face, via a conference call or a computer meeting such as Skype all qualify.   Gillespie broadened the scope of "Open Meeting Violation" to include "serial conversations."...A precedent-setting decision.  This is all merely a "side bar" re: Ellie.  I knew Ellie and Cleve since the early seventies, taught w/Ellie and B.S.ed w/Cleve. I'm sorry Ellie didn't get more time w/Mr. Moshofsky...