Open Government Task Force October Meeting Materials
Public Records Act
1. Overview of the History and Purpose of the Public Records Act (re-printed with permission from the WSBA Public Records Act Deskbook) 2. Yousoufian v. Ron Sims (summary 1, summary 2, article, and quote) 3. Zink v. City of Mesa (summary, article 1 and article 2) 4. Mason County v. Carey (article) 5. Governor’s Directive to State Agencies 6. Moore v. Department of Corrections (article) 7. Letter from Washington Counties Risk Pool 8. Department of Corrections Payout in Public Records Cases (submitted in testimony for SB 5130) 9. Description of Role of the Attorney General’s Open Government Ombudsman 10. RCW 42.56.530 (review by Attorney General)
Open Public Meetings Act
11. Purpose and Overview (excerpt from materials prepared by Attorney Scott Johnson) 12. Yakima City (article) 13. Port of Seattle (article) 14. City of Olympia (article) 15. Miller v. City of Tacoma (case summary) 16. Auditor’s Report of Open Public Meetings Act Concerns 17. RCW 42.56.210 (assistance by the Attorney General)
Study of Other States
18. BGA/NGOIC 50 State Survey and Seattle Times Article 19. Excel Spreadsheet (prepared by Sue Bellevue, AGO) 20. Summary of Enforcement Processes for States with Administrative Appeals (prepared by Jason Mercier) 21. Pennsylvania Office of Open Records Rules and Procedures and Article How to file an appeal Appeals guidelines 22. New Jersey Denial of Access Appeal Information
Written Public Comment/Miscellaneous
23. Letter from Center for Justice 24. Letter from David Koenig dated September 14, 2009 25. Policing Compliance Article 26. Worksheet