York Twp. board to appeal open records ruling

The York Township board of commissioners voted Tuesday to appeal a landmark decision from the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records, but attached one proviso -- taxpayers won't foot the bill. Read More...

York Twp. commissioners must turn over emails

For the second time in two months, two York Township commissioners have been ordered to hand over e-mails concerning township business that were sent from or received by their home computers. Read More...

Commissioner charged for township information

A York Township commissioner said he shouldn't have to file Right-to-Know requests to the township to get information that he plans to address during board of commissioner meetings. Read More...

York Twp to post Right-to-Know requesters' info

People who make Right-to-Know requests from York Township can soon expect to see their names posted on the township's Web site. During a meeting Tuesday night, the board of commissioners voted 3-2 to post the names, dates, reasons why requesters had made the requests and the cost incurred by the township. Read More...

York Township commissioner publicizes RTK requesters

A York Township commissioner said Tuesday night the public should know how much Right-to-Know requests are costing the township and taxpayers. As part of a presentation during Tuesday's meeting, commissioner Paul Knepper used an overhead projector to show the names of people who had made requests and how much each request had cost the township and the person.
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Public officials' e-mail open - but you can't always see it

A state open records request has York Township looking into options for how e-mails are received and sent by its commissioners, because some e-mails may be in a private company's files and are not open to public review. Read More...

Opinion: Records proposal was a shame

York Township Commissioner Paul Knepper seems to have gone on a paternalistic rampage at last week's meeting. At one point Tuesday, he held up an Alcoholics Anonymous book to chastise a proposal that would allow alcohol to be served at the refurbished Queensgate cinema. At another point, he proposed shaming people who ask the township for public documents by posting their names on the municipality's Web site. Read More...

York Twp. official: Post names of public records seekers

A York Township commissioner presented a plan during the board of commissioners' meeting Tuesday night that would allow the township to publish the names of people who make Right-to-Know requests. Read More...