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Granted/Reversed: W-2s showing school administrators' car mileage/car expenses
May 20, 2009
Granted/Reversed: A request for
W-2 documents showing taxes withheld for mileage
reimbursement/automobile allowed for all
administrators at the Pocono Mountain School
District. The district had denied the request,
saying the information was exempt from disclosure
as personal financial information, and under the
federal Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act.
The Office of Open Record’s decision was reversed
by the Monroe County Court of Common Pleas.
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Granted/Reversed: A request for emails discussing school board packets
May 08, 2009
Granted/Reversed: A request
seeking electronic copies of any and all
communications between East Stroudsburg Area
School District officials from Jan. 1, 2009 to
the present that concerned board packets.
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Granted/Reversed: Autopsy report from Butler County coroner
April 20, 2009
Granted/Reversed: A request for
a copy of an autopsy report from the Butler
County coroner. Read
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Granted: Access to records of fire company as a local agency
April 03, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request to Morris Township and
the Morris Township Fire Company for five types
of documents related to the operation of the fire
company. The township had denied the request
based on non-possession, and the fire company had
denied access by saying it was not subject to the
Right to Know Law. Read
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Granted/Reversed: Printouts of tax lien information
March 13, 2009
Granted/Reversed: A request for
printouts of current tax year and lien
information for two Aston Township properties.
The Office of Open Records' determination in this
case was reversed by the court,
which ruled that the Township was under no
obligation to create the record sought.
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Granted/Reversed: Uncertified property utility bill information
March 09, 2009
Granted/Reversed: A request for
current and delinquent utility bill information
on a single property from the Chester Water
Authority, without the need to pay $15 for a
certified copy. The Delaware County Court of
Common Pleas reversed the OOR's decision in this
case, saying the request was not specific, in
that it did not indicate that certified copies
were not being requested. Read
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