Date Posted: Monday, September 2nd, 2024
Petitioner alleged that the Town of Ellendale failed to timely respond to a request and did not provide the audio recording that was requested.
DECIDED: As the timeliness claim was moot and the Town met its burden to demonstrate that the recording did not exist, no violation of FOIA was found.
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Date Posted: Wednesday, August 28th, 2024
Petitioner alleged that the City of Wilmington untimely responded to the petitioner’s request and failed to provide responsive records.
DECIDED: As the timeliness claim was moot and the City met its burden to demonstrate that its failure to produce the requested list is compliant with FOIA, no violation of FOIA was found.
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Date Posted: Thursday, August 15th, 2024
Petitioner alleged that the State of Delaware Office of Pensions improperly denied access to his request for records regarding the legislative pension.
DECIDED: As the Department demonstrated that the records were appropriately withheld under Section 10002(o)(6), no violation of FOIA occurred.
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Date Posted: Wednesday, August 14th, 2024
Petitioner alleged that the Delaware Department of Elections failed to provide responsive records to his FOIA request.
DECIDED: As the Department demonstrated that an appropriate search was conducted and no public records were found, no violation of FOIA occurred.
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Date Posted: Monday, August 12th, 2024
Petitioner alleged that the City of Wilmington improperly denied requests for information about its parking enforcement program under the pending or potential litigation exemption.
DECIDED: As the City demonstrated the records were appropriately denied under the pending litigation exemption, no violation of FOIA was found.
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Date Posted: Friday, August 9th, 2024
Petitioner alleged that the Cape Henlopen School District inappropriately denied this request for communications regarding the selection of the candidates for eight District positions pursuant to the personnel file exemption.
DECIDED: No violation of FOIA was found, as the requested communications are protected by Section 10002(o)(6), which includes the right of privacy.
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Date Posted: Friday, August 9th, 2024
Petitioner alleged that the Christina School District Board of Education used computers to vote at a Board meeting but did not inform the meeting attendees what those votes were or how the individual members voted. In addition, the petition claimed that the Board President improperly refused to hear a point of order, in violation of Robert’s Rules of Order.
DECIDED: The Board violated FOIA by failing to meet its burden to demonstrate that its votes at the July 9, 2024 Board meeting complied with FOIA. The second claim regarding Robert’s Rules of Order was not appropriate for consideration.
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Date Posted: Friday, July 26th, 2024
Petitioner alleged that the Village of Arden violated FOIA by holding a June 23, 2024 information session without proper notice.
DECIDED: The Village violated FOIA by failing to meet its burden to demonstrate the June 23, 2024 meeting was not subject to the open meeting requirements of FOIA.
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Date Posted: Friday, July 12th, 2024
Petitioner alleged that the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control improperly denied a request for records related to a Division of Fish and Wildlife law enforcement incident.
DECIDED: No violation of FOIA was found.
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Date Posted: Wednesday, June 26th, 2024
Petitioners alleged that the City of Rehoboth Beach failed to follow open meeting requirements when hiring the new City Manager at a much higher compensation package than advertised.
DECIDED: The City violated FOIA by holding an executive session for an improper purpose and failing to discuss the employment contract and compensation package in open public session, by failing to properly notice two executive sessions, and by failing to notice a public comment period on the agendas of the meetings.
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