| Opinion
No. |
Issue(s)
|
February |
|
AO-01-10
|
Records
that have been entered into evidence and made part of
the public record at a public hearing may not subsequently
be withheld from disclosure as exempt records of a criminal
investigation or prosecution. |
March |
|
AO-02-10
|
A
motion to convene a closed meeting must identify the subject
of the meeting, the purpose of the meeting, and cite an
applicable exemption from the open meeting requirements.
In order to avoid confusion and misunderstanding, the
preferred practice is to make a separate motion for each
topic that will come under consideration during a closed
meeting. |
June |
|
AO-03-10
|
FOIA
provides exemptions from mandatory disclosure for certain
records related to closed meetings. However, FOIA does
not address whether a mayor may demand that at the conclusion
of a closed meeting members of a local governing body
give to the mayor any documents distributed or notes taken
during the closed meeting. |
November |
|
AO-04-10
|
For the purpose of the definition of public
records, the meaning of "in the transaction of public
business" must be examined on a case by case basis.
FOIA does not mandate how to perform a search for records,
but any search that is conducted must be carried out in
good faith. |
