The Fire District violated the OMA by failing to timely post its minutes on the secretary of state's website for seven (7) meetings. Rhode Island General Laws § 42-46-7(b)(2) states that "all volunteer fire companies, associations, fire district companies, or any other organization currently...
The narrow issue presented to this Department can be defined as whether the City's video conferencing accommodation complies with R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-13. Rhode Island General Laws § 42-46-13(c) recognizes that the OMA "does not require the public body to make each of its existing facilities...
The Frameworks Subcommittee did not violate the OMA when it met for a presentation because there was no evidence that any collective discussions of the members of the Frameworks Subcommittee occurred. Rather, it appears a presentation was made, and members of the Frameworks Subcommittee asked...
The PEDP did not violate the APRA as there was no evidence that the PEDP physically maintained additional documents responsive to the Complainant's request. The PEDP's extension of time to contact its former legal counsel to determine whether any responsive records were maintained demonstrated "...
On March 6, 2013, this Department issued its finding in CCF, LLC v. Department of Transportation, PR 13-04. CCF, LLC wherein this Department concluded that the Department of Transportation ("DOT") did not violate the APRA because there was no evidence presented or discovered to support the...
The Coventry School Committee violated the OMA when it failed to timely provide minutes and a record of all votes taken pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-7(b). This Department found injunctive relief to be inappropriate since, based on the evidence presented, the untimely availability of the...
The School Committee did not violate the OMA when it refused to allow the Complainant to attend an executive session. The option to extend an invitation to an individual to attend an executive session is held by the public body, and not the individual seeking to attend the executive session. See...
The Department of Public Safety did not violate the APRA when it did not disclose law enforcement records that identified a particular person, did not lead to criminal charges and where no allegation had been made concerning the propriety of the DPS investigation, because such disclosure "could...
The Woonsocket School Committee did not violate the Open Meetings Act ("OMA") because it created and maintained minutes for its November 13, 2013 executive session consistent with the requirements set forth per R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-7(a).
The Tiverton Tax Assessment Board of Review ("Board") did not violate the OMA prior to the start of its January 13, 2014 meeting as there was no evidence that a quorum of the Board collectively discussed public business outside the purview of the public.
