The Complainant alleged that the Town Council violated the OMA when the Town Council President made statements during a public meeting that appeared to indicate the existence of conversations outside the public purview concerning the reappointment of municipal and probate judges. After requesting...

The Complainant alleged that members of the South Kingstown School Committee engaged in electronic and non-verbal communications outside the public purview during its April 9, 2019 meeting. Based on the undisputed evidence, we concluded that the evidence did not show that a quorum of the School...

The Complainant alleged that the Police Department violated the APRA when it failed to respond to her September 18, 2018 APRA request. The Police Department represented that it inadvertently failed to request an extension pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 38-2-3(e) and conceded that it failed to...

The Complainant alleged that the School violated the OMA when it failed to post notice of a March 29, 2019 meeting on the Secretary of State's website. The School submitted undisputed evidence that the March 29, 2019 event was a public hearing for public comment pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-19....

The Complainant alleged that the Department of Public Safety ("DPS") and the Division of Motor Vehicles violated the Access to Public Records Act ("APRA") in responding to his APRA requests. The undisputed evidence indicated that the DPS withheld certain documents because disclosure could...

The Complainant alleged the Scituate Plan Commission ("Commission") failed to post meeting minutes for several meetings on the Secretary of State's website. The Commission acknowledged its failure to post meeting minutes for its December 18, 2018, January 15, 2019, February 19, 2019, March 19, 2019,

The Complainant alleged that the Police Department violated the APRA when it denied his multi-part request, which sought certain internal Police Department communications, as well as certain communications between the Police Department and various private entities and individuals. The Police...

The Complainant alleged that the Office of the Child Advocate ("OCA") violated the APRA when it failed to respond to her APRA request and when it failed to establish written procedures regarding access to public records. The OCA conceded that it failed to respond to Complainant's APRA request...

Complainants alleged that the Jamestown Board of Canvassers ("Board") violated the OMA when it met outside the public purview to discuss suggesting that a certain entity attempt to "cure" signatures submitted in a petition drive. The Board conceded that a string of conversations between certain...

The Complainant alleged that the Westerly Town Council ("Town Council") violated the Open Meetings Act ("OMA") when it met outside the public purview on or before November 26, 2018 for the purpose of selecting the president of the Town Council. The submitted evidence established that three of the...