PNA Legal
Option to purchase ends agency's right to executive session
March 03, 2011 |
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
March 03, 2011 |
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: Commonwealth Court issues two positive rulings in Right to Know cases
February 17, 2011 |
In County of York
v. OOR and Ted Czech, the Commonwealth
Court reversed the decision of the York
County Court of Common Pleas by finding that
911 times response logs are required to
contain destination address or cross street
information. Read
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Agency 'work session' must be open to the public
January 06, 2011 |
Q: A local agency plans to conduct a work
session this week for board members to discuss
ways to fill budget shortfalls. The work session
has not been advertised and the public will not
be allowed to attend. The agency says because the
gathering is a “work session” and no votes will
take place, it doesn’t have to be public. Is that
right? Read More...