Can Local Governments Approve Nondisclosure Agreements?

This bulletin discusses why private companies ask local governments to enter into nondisclosure agreements, what local governments should do when companies seek confidential communications with them, and how to negotiate the tension between the need for confidentiality and the law pertaining to public records and open meetings. This bulletin also provides sample contract clauses for nondisclosure agreements, copies of the relevant state statutes, and examples of documents that disclose required information about the law to companies who are considering negotiations with local governments.