23-IB25 08/15/2023 FOIA Opinion Letter to Erica Lindsey re: FOIA Complaint Concerning the City of Delaware City
Petitioner alleged that voting on the permit less than fifteen days after the public hearing is a violation of applicable law; that a certain councilmembers’ vote was substantively inconsistent with the councilmember’s answers to questions; and that the City failed to post its April meeting minutes, and any subsequent meeting minutes, to its website.
DECIDED: The City did not violate FOIA by failing to post meeting minutes to its website. This Office lacks the authority to determine the remaining claims.
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23-IB24 08/09/2023 FOIA Opinion Letter to Meredith Newman re: FOIA Complaint Concerning the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
Petitioner alleged that the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (“DHSS”) violated FOIA by failing to provide updates and good faith estimates of the time needed to fulfill two FOIA requests.
DECIDED: The DHSS violated FOIA by failing to provide good faith estimates of the time needed, as required by the FOIA statute.
Read More23-IB23 08/08/2023 FOIA Opinion Letter to Excellent Asare re: FOIA Complaint Concerning the City of Dover
Petitioner alleged that the City of Dover improperly denied a FOIA request for a list of properties with their water shut off.
DECIDED: As the City provided sworn testimony that it does not have a responsive record, it was determined that no violation of FOIA occurred.
Read More23-IB22 08/01/2023 FOIA Opinion Letter to Brandon Holveck re: FOIA Complaint Concerning the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Petitioner alleged that the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (“DNREC”) improperly denied a request for various records of the Diamond State Port Corporation related to its selection of an operator for the Port of Wilmington.
DECIDED: DNREC did not violate FOIA by denying access to these requested records.
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