Complainant alleged that the City violated the APRA by not producing a letter that was responsive to her APRA request and instead informing her that the City did not maintain any responsive documents. Based on this Office's review of the relevant document and the evidence submitted by the City,...
The Complainant alleged that the Town Council violated the OMA when the posted agenda failed to adequately inform the public of the nature of the business to be discussed. Based on the undisputed evidence, we concluded that the relevant agenda item failed to adequately inform the public of the...
The Complainant alleged the City violated the APRA when it failed to timely respond to the Complainant's APRA request. Based on the record before us, we found that the City violated the APRA by responding to the request one day after the deadline. We did not find injunctive relief appropriate...
This Office previously concluded that the City violated the APRA when it failed to timely respond to the Complainant's APRA request because the request went to a spam folder. This Office issued a finding directing the City to address whether its violation should be considered willful and knowing or,
Complainant alleged that the School Committee violated the OMA when it failed to timely post minutes of its July 7, 2020 meeting on the Secretary of State's website. The School Committee conceded that its July 7, 2020 meeting minutes were not timely posted on the Secretary of State's website, and...
Complainant alleges that the Board of Canvassers violated the OMA and the Governor's Executive Order when it held an in-person meeting on July 13, 2020 without providing adequate alternative means of public access. Likewise, the Complainant alleges the Municipal and Police Pension Boards held joint,
The Complainant alleged that the Town Council violated the OMA when it convened a meeting using telephonic means on April 6, 2020 and the agenda items did not constitute an "essential purpose" within the meaning of the Governor's Executive Order 20-05. It is undisputed that the Executive Order...
The Complainant alleged the Board violated the OMA when it held a March 3, 2020 meeting at a facility that did not comply with the OMA's accessibility requirements for persons with disabilities. The Board did not dispute that its Plainfield Pike property had accessibility barriers and did not...
PR 20-60 Lamendola v. East Greenwich School District – No violation
The Complainant alleged the School Department violated the APRA when it denied his request for the April 9, 2019 School Committee executive session meeting minutes. The School Department provided undisputed evidence that the...
The Complainant alleged that the Department violated the APRA when it failed to produce records regarding legal fees it incurred related to a specific matter and when, pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 38-2-2(4)(A)(I)(a) and § 38-2-2(4)(B), it withheld a document related to a request for "the contract,...
