The Complainant submitted a ten-part APRA request to DEM and alleged that DEM violated the APRA when it: (1) untimely responded to certain requests; (2) withheld documents responsive to certain requests; (3) provided links to websites in response to certain requests rather than providing copies of...
The Complainant alleged that the CFDFC violated the OMA by failing to provide access to a remote meeting on May 21, 2020. This Office found that the undisputed evidence established that the May 21, 2020 meeting was held remotely pursuant to the Governor's Executive Order and was accessible to the...
The Complaint alleged that the Department violated the APRA by withholding all of the reports that were responsive to his request for several years of internal affairs reports. This Office did not find a violation at this time, but required the Department to re-apply the balancing test to the...
The Complainant alleged the Town violated the APRA by: (1) failing to timely respond to the request; (2) failing to respond to the request for text messages; and (3) withholding responsive documents pursuant to the attorney-client relationship exemption. The Town did not dispute that it failed to...
The Complainant alleged that CCRI violated the APRA when it withheld a report prepared by outside vendor Financial Aid Services pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 38-2-2(4)(B) and (K). CCRI maintained that its denial was proper because Financial Aid Services was a private vendor hired as a consultant...
The Complainant alleged the Town Council violated the OMA when the agenda for its January 27, 2020 meeting did not fairly inform the public that the Town Council would vote to authorize the submission of a proposal to the Department of Environmental Management. Based on the totality of the...
The Complainant alleged that Rhode Island College ("RIC") violated the APRA when it did not provide all documents responsive to his APRA request. In particular Complainant alleged that RIC had not provided a certain responsive email. The record revealed that after the Complaint was filed, RIC...
The Complainant alleged that the Town Council violated the OMA during its March 12, 2020 executive session meeting by discussing a matter that pertained to the Complainant without providing prior notice to him and without listing it on the agenda. Based on our review, the totality of the evidence...
The Complainant alleged the City violated the APRA when it failed to respond to her APRA request within ten (10) business days. The City did not dispute that it failed to timely respond to the request and indicated that the failure was due to the request going to a "spam" folder. Accordingly, we...
The Complainant alleged that the Subcommittees violated the OMA when they failed to post meeting minutes on the Secretary of State's website for at least two years. Based on the undisputed evidence presented, we determined that the Ordinance Subcommittee is "solely advisory in nature" and...
