The Complainant alleged that the Town violated the APRA when it failed to respond to an APRA request in a timely manner. The Town acknowledged that it failed to timely respond and attributed this omission to staffing issues and a similar but different APRA request. The Town also indicated that after becoming aware of the APRA complaint, it provided the Complainant with responsive documents. We found that the Town violated the APRA, but based on this record, we found no evidence that the Town's violation of the APRA was willful and knowing, or reckless. R.I. Gen. Laws § 38-2-9(d). VIOLATION FOUND
