Petitioner alleged that Delaware Transit Corporation did not provide a timely response to his FOIA request. DECIDED: No FOIA violation found, as DelDOT responded on behalf of itself and DTC, a division of DelDOT.
Read MorePetitioner alleged that the Laurel Police Department did not provide a timely response to his FOIA request. DECIDED: No FOIA violation, as the response was hand-delivered within 15 business days.
Read MorePetitioner alleged that the County improperly denied his requests for records regarding the creation of a position. DECIDED: No FOIA violation for failing to provide an index of records withheld. The DOJ was unable to determine whether the records are exempted from FOIA’s definition from public records, as the matter is best addressed by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Read MorePetitioners alleged that the Town of Dewey Beach agendas for February 2 and 9, 2018 failed to properly notice matters to be discussed in executive sessions. DECIDED: No FOIA violation.
Read MorePetitioner alleged that a meeting and intended future meetings among University of Delaware staff and City of Newark staff, including the City Manager, constituted a meeting as defined by FOIA which was not properly noticed in accordance with FOIA. DECIDED: The gathering did not constitute a meeting of a public body. No FOIA violation found.
Read MorePetitioner alleged that a press conference constituted a meeting as defined by FOIA and was not properly noticed in accordance with FOIA. DECIDED: The press conference attended by a quorum of the Council, but during which there was no discussion among the Council members regarding public business, did not constitute a meeting of the Council. No FOIA violation found.
Read MorePetitioner alleged that the Laurel Police Department violated FOIA by failing to provide a specific response regarding two of the three items he had requested in a single FOIA request. The Department sent him a letter subsequent to its receipt of the petition explaining that the other two records did not exist. DECIDED: No FOIA violation was found because there was no denial of access to records.
Read MorePetitioner alleged multiple open meetings violations by the City of Dover Ethics Commission regarding the handling of an ethics complaint that Petitioner had filed with the Commission. DECIDED: The December 7, 2017 meeting was properly noticed, the Commission noticed a permissible purpose for its November 14 and December 7, 2017 executive sessions, and the executive session discussions were permissible under FOIA. This Office was unable to determine whether the Commission conducted public votes to convene the executive sessions or whether the Commission’s December 7, 2017 vote to dismiss Petitioner’s complaint was publicly held as required by FOIA.
Read MorePetitioner alleged the City of Wilmington improperly withheld documents created by a contractor – which included evaluations of employees – in response to a FOIA request for the documents. DECIDED: No FOIA violation found.
Read MorePetitioner alleged that DNREC violated FOIA by denying his request for a legal opinion provided by a Deputy Attorney General to its client, DNREC on the basis that the record was exempted pursuant to the attorney-client privilege. DECIDED: DNREC did not violate FOIA as alleged.
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