Many municipalities and local government bodies in Missouri--especially, although not exclusively, the smaller ones--pay minimal heed to procedural requirements of Missouri's Open Records Act, a/k/a the Sunshine Law.  Excuses range from a genuine lack of knowledge of the requirements to the dreaded "but that's not the way we've always done it" defense.  More often, elected officials that are accustomed to the informality that comes with governance of, say, a 300-person township view the technical requirements as heavy-handed formalities decreed by the Missouri General Assembly.