Complainants alleged that four members of the Tiverton Town Council met outside the public purview in violation of the OMA for the purpose of discussing and selecting the solicitor for the Town Council. It was undisputed that the Town Council consists of seven members and that four members...

Complaint alleged that the School Committee violated the OMA by discussing her job performance during executive session at both its September 25, 2018 and October 9, 2018 meetings without providing proper notice. This Office concluded that the School Committee violated the OMA by not providing...

Complainants alleged that the Scituate Town Council violated the OMA at its September 20, 2018 meeting by voting to freeze the funds of the Land Trust and Conservation Commission without providing proper notice. This Office determined that the Town Council violated the OMA because the agenda item...

The Complainant alleged that the School Committee violated the OMA by discussing her employment contract in executive session at its July 16, 2018 meeting without providing her notice and an opportunity to have the discussion occur in open session. The School Committee provided an affidavit from...

The Complainant alleged the Police Department violated the APRA by failing to respond to two APRA requests for a police report related to his arrest, by denying a third APRA request for that police report, and by failing to timely respond to his administrative appeal. This Office concluded that...

The Complainant alleged that the Woonsocket Planning Board violated the OMA by voting to hire an attorney to provide a legal opinion because the meeting agenda only stated that the Board would discuss hiring an attorney. This Office determined that the Board violated the OMA by failing to provide...

Through its Solicitor, the City of Central Falls ("Complainant") filed a Complaint alleging that the Central Falls Detention Facility Corporation ("Corporation") violated the Open Meetings Act ("OMA") in relation to an emergency meeting of the Corporation Board of Directors ("Board") that...

The Complainant alleged that the City of Providence ("City") violated the APRA by providing a prepayment estimate that underestimated the actual time required for search and retrieval and by subsequently providing an amended prepayment estimate that pertained to only a portion of the requested...

The Complainant alleged that the Town of Westerly ("Town") violated the OMA when the Town improperly convened into executive session to discuss the sale of Town property. Based on the undisputed evidence, including an in camera review of the executive session minutes, we found no evidence that the...

The Complainant alleged that the Town of West Warwick ("Town") violated the Access to Public Records Act ("APRA") when it failed to respond to his request for records within the ten business days required under the APRA. This Office determined that the Town's assertion that another entity...