Date Posted: Monday, April 18th, 2022
Petitioner alleged that the Office of Auditor of Accounts’ denial of records beyond the two documents provided is improper.
DECIDED: The AOA violated FOIA by failing to include a sworn affidavit in its response to the Petition.
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Date Posted: Monday, April 18th, 2022
Petitioner alleged that the Village of Ardencroft violated FOIA by failing to produce the home addresses and phone numbers of eligible voters in violation of Title 15 of the Delaware Code and FOIA.
DECIDED: The issue presented is outside the scope of this Office’s authority.
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Date Posted: Thursday, April 14th, 2022
Petitioner alleged that the Village of Ardencroft violated FOIA by failing to timely send the agenda and to update the agenda over the past year, and by holding its meeting fully virtually.
DECIDED: The Village violated FOIA by failing to demonstrate it gave timely notice of its meeting agenda and failing to adequately describe the major items expected to be discussed on its agendas. The Village did not violate FOIA by meeting without an anchor location.
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Date Posted: Thursday, April 7th, 2022
Petitioner alleged that the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (“DHSS”) improperly responded to her request, as DHSS did not answer her follow-up inquiry and the response letter only included website links, instead of records.
DECIDED: No violation of FOIA was found.
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Date Posted: Monday, April 4th, 2022
Petitioner alleged that DelDOT improperly prepared its cost estimate.
DECIDED: DelDOT did not violate FOIA as alleged in the Petition.
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Date Posted: Monday, April 4th, 2022
Petitioner alleged that DNREC untimely responded to his request and improperly denied his request for records related to the Drinking Water Protection Act.
DECIDED: It was concluded that the timeliness claim was moot and that DNREC improperly denied access to certain requested records under the exception for draft documents.
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Date Posted: Tuesday, March 29th, 2022
Petitioner alleged that the Department of Health and Social Services (“DHSS”) improperly denied the request for certain communications and investigative records arising from an incident at a long-term care facility.
DECIDED: The DHSS did not violate FOIA by denying access to the requested records under Sections 10002(o)(3) and (6).
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Date Posted: Friday, March 4th, 2022
Petitioner alleged that the Delaware Department of Insurance improperly denied access to certain records related to a special purpose financial captive insurance company.
DECIDED: The Department did not violate FOIA by denying access to the requested records pursuant to 29 Del. C. 10002(o)(6).
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Date Posted: Thursday, March 3rd, 2022
Petitioners alleged that the Charter School of Wilmington, Inc. and its Board of Directors (“CSW”) violated the open meeting requirements of FOIA in conducting its December 3, 2021 meeting to discuss advancement issues and its January 20, 2022 Finance committee meeting.
DECIDED: The CSW violated FOIA by failing to follow the open meeting requirements for both meetings.
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Date Posted: Friday, February 18th, 2022
Petitioner alleged that the Diamond State Port Corporation (“DSPC”) violated FOIA by failing to provide proper notice of a recent executive session, to take the requisite vote of its members to enter executive session, and to consider certain meeting minutes in public session.
DECIDED: The DSPC violated FOIA by failing to provide proper public notice of this executive session and to take the requisite vote of its present members in a meeting open to the public before entering the executive session. The Petition’s allegation about the meeting minutes was not determined to be a violation of FOIA.
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