Iceland's Local Government Act (Sveitarstjórnarlög) 138/2011 governs the country's 64 municipalities (sveitarfélög). § 16 establishes that sveitarstjórn (municipal council) meetings are public unless the council decides to close a specific session, which must be recorded in the minutes with reasons. Notice is by each municipality's samþykkt (bylaws). The Innanríkisráðuneytið (Ministry of Infrastructure) supervises municipal compliance. Iceland's strong consensus and small population means open-meeting culture is deeply embedded in practice.
