Option to purchase ends agency's right to executive session

Q: A local agency has agreed to purchase property to be used to store and repair government-owned vehicles. An option to purchase has been obtained but the sale is not complete. The agency continues to hold private discussions about the property citing the real estate executive session exception. Can they do that? Read More...

Delinquent water bills public under RTK

Q: I submitted a request to the local water authority for delinquent account records for 2010. The agency denied my request and cited “bill payer privacy” as the reason for denial. Is that right? Read More...

Opinion: Resident, Charter Board stand up for open meetings

Even though the news was not supposed to become public for a couple of weeks, it was nice to hear that the city Charter Board opted to censure City Council President Vaughn D. Spencer for improperly excluding the public from a council meeting last summer. Read More...