York Twp
York Twp. board to appeal open records ruling
September 11, 2009 |
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.
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York Twp. commissioners must turn over emails
August 31, 2009 |
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
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Commissioner charged for township information
August 12, 2009 |
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.
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York Twp to post Right-to-Know requesters' info
June 10, 2009 |
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
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York Township commissioner publicizes RTK requesters
May 12, 2009 |
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
May 02, 2009 |
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
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Opinion: Records proposal was a shame
April 19, 2009 |
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.
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York Twp. official: Post names of public records seekers
April 16, 2009 |
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
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