| Opinion
No. |
Issue(s)
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February
|
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AO-01-06
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FOIA
requires that meeting minutes contain a summary of the
discussion on matters proposed, deliberated or decided,
and a record of any votes taken. Public bodies should
always include in meeting minutes a summary of any matter
that appears on the agenda for that meeting and of any
matters that are the subject of a motion or vote. |
March |
|
AO-02-06 |
Whenever three or more members, or a quorum, of a public
body assemble and discuss or transact public business,
it is a meeting subject to FOIA. If three or more members
of one public body assemble at a meeting of a second public
body, and discuss or transact the public business of both
public bodies, the meeting is a joint meeting of both
bodies. |
AO-03-06 |
FOIA requires that meetings of a joint committee of conference
of the General Assembly or a quorum of any such joint
committee of conference shall be open and governed by
FOIA. FOIA does not define what constitutes a quorum of
a joint committee of conference. |
AO-04-06 |
A joint committee of conference of the General Assembly
may not hold a closed meeting in order to discuss matters
concerning particular budget bills, unless one of the
exemptions found in § 2.2-3711 would apply to specific
portions of the discussion. |
May |
|
AO-05-06 |
A request for statutes and regulations granting legal
authority to a public body is not a request for public
records as contemplated by FOIA. FOIA expressly provides
the procedure to follow if a public body needs additional
time to respond to a request. A response that does not
meet the procedural requirements of FOIA is not a proper
response. |
AO-06-06 |
Opining whether a FOIA provision violates substantive
due process under the federal Constitution is beyond the
authority of the FOIA Council. |
July |
|
AO-07-06 |
An independent advisory panel created by a private entity
pursuant to a grant agreement with a government body is
not a public body subject to FOIA. |
August |
|
AO-08-06 |
Animal
licensing records are open to the public under FOIA and
§ 3.1-796.86. Public bodies should not collect from
citizens information that will become part of a public
record unless such collection is required or necessary
to the mission of the public body. |
October |
|
AO-09-06 |
An
entity that states that its meetings are open to the public
should provide public notice of those meetings, whether
or not the entity is subject to FOIA. |
AO-10-06 |
A
nonprofit foundation created by private citizens that
voluntarily works with localities for the public good,
but does not receive public funding, is not a public body
subject to FOIA. |
