Israel's Municipalities Ordinance (1964 consolidation) and the parallel Local Councils Order govern עיריות (cities), מועצות מקומיות (local councils), and מועצות אזוריות (regional councils). Section 139 establishes that council meetings (ישיבות המועצה) are public; the council may close a meeting only by reasoned majority vote on specific grounds. Notice, agenda, and minutes rules are set by the Local Authorities Regulations. The Ministry of Interior supervises compliance; the State Comptroller audits local authority practice. Israel also has a 1998 Freedom of Information Law that applies to meeting records.
