Complainant alleged that RIDOH violated the APRA when it when it invoked the twenty (20) business day extension of time to respond under the APRA and characterized his request as "voluminous." Based on our review, we found that RIDOH's extension letter also advised Complainant that completing...
The Complainant alleged that the City violated the APRA when it withheld from disclosure the names of unsuccessful applicants for a City position. Consistent with precedent, we found significant privacy interests in disclosure of an unsuccessful applicant's name. We also found that disclosure of...
The Complainant alleged the Department violated the APRA when it denied his request for an incident report related to a specific alleged hit-and-run incident where no arrest occurred. Based on the evidence, including our in camera review, we concluded that the privacy interests implicated...
The Complainant alleged the Partnership violated the APRA when the Town indicated that it did not have records responsive to Complainant's request for documents related to a cell phone for the Partnership Coordinator. Based on the undisputed evidence, neither the Partnership nor the Town...
The Complainants alleged that the Department violated the APRA when it denied their requests for certain incident reports involving specifically identified individuals. It was undisputed that none of the reports resulted in an arrest. Based on our review, we concluded that the public interest in...
Complainant alleged that the Council convened a meeting outside the public purview related to placing an employee on administrative leave and that an email from the Town Solicitor to the Council constituted a "rolling quorum." Based on the undisputed evidence, there was no evidence a quorum of the...
The Complainant alleged the Department violated the APRA by failing to provide him with the entire police report and associated documents related to an incident where a minor child was arrested. Our in camera review of the requested police records confirmed that they fall within the purview...
The Complainant alleged that the City violated the APRA by failing to answer his request for the definition of the term "unknown," as that term was used in documents previously provided by the City. We determined this did not constitute a violation because the APRA does not mandate that a public...
The Complainant alleged that the School Department violated the APRA by withholding two documents responsive to his request for certain final actions taken with respect to investigative processes. This Office determined that it was permissible for the School Department to withhold one responsive...
Complainant alleged that the Board violated the APRA when it denied his request for a transcript of a public hearing. The Board asserted it purchased the transcript from a third-party stenographer and, as such, it constituted "trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a...
