25-IB43 8/27/25 FOIA Opinion Letter to Ben Mace re: City of Dover
Petitioner alleged that the City of Dover violated FOIA, because the City required payment of $8.68 for a first request, but after payment was made, the City advised that the petitioner would not receive some of the information requested. The petition also alleged that the City’s $511.57 charge to retrieve the records responsive to a second request is excessive.
DECIDED: The City violated FOIA by failing to demonstrate it appropriately responded to the first request and by failing to demonstrate its cost estimate for the second request was compliant with FOIA.
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25-IB41 8/07/25 FOIA Opinion Letter to James Lisehora re: City of Rehoboth Beach
Petitioner alleged that the City of Rehoboth Beach violated FOIA by failing to provide minutes from a June 2023 meeting in response to a FOIA request and to post the minutes online and by failing to respond to a request for an updated zoning map.
DECIDED: The City violated FOIA by failing to maintain the minutes for the June 2023 meeting and make them available to the petitioner. No further violations were found with respect to the remaining claims.
Read More25-IB40 8/05/25 FOIA Opinion Letter to Georgette Ondobo re: Delaware Department of Transportation
Petitioner alleged that the Delaware Department of Transportation (“DelDOT”) violated FOIA by denying access to certain toll records.
DECIDED: As the records are statutorily exempt from disclosure, DelDOT did not violate FOIA in denying access to these records.
Read More25-IB39 8/01/25 FOIA Opinion Letter to Kane Dennison-Gomez re: Christina School District
Petitioner alleged the Policy Review Committee of the Christina School District Board of Education violated FOIA by failing to include a proposed policy about qualifications for the Board presidency on its agenda, which was discussed at the July 1, 2025 Committee meeting.
DECIDED: The Committee violated FOIA by discussing this proposed policy at this meeting without adequate public notice on its agenda.
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