The Complainant alleged that the Town of East Greenwich ("Town") violated the APRA when the Town requested an additional twenty (20) business days to respond to his APRA request. We concluded based on the undisputed evidence that the Town's extension was timely and was based on reasons particular...

The Complainant alleged that the City of Providence ("City") violated the APRA when the City stated it did not maintain records responsive to his request. The City provided undisputed evidence in affidavit form that it did not maintain the requested records. Accordingly, we found that the City did...

The Complainant alleged that the Nasonville Fire District Operating Committee ("NFD") violated the OMA when three of its seven members met with members of another fire district operating committee without providing notice of the meeting or posting the meeting agenda or meeting minutes. The...

The Complainant alleged that the SOS violated the APRA when it produced the requested state voter list but withheld the days and months of voters' dates of birth. We first found that R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-6-5 does not require disclosure of the full dates of birth. We next weighed the public interest...

Complainant alleged that the SKSD violated the APRA when it withheld certain documents pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 38-2-2(4)(M) and provided other documents with allegedly improper redactions. With respect to the withheld documents, the Complainant contended that the exemption contained at R.I....

The Complainant alleged that the Town violated the APRA by withholding certain documents, overcharging for produced documents, redacting signatures on produced documents, and demanding prepayment prior to search and retrieval. We found that the Town's responses to several categories of the APRA...

The Complainant alleged the West Warwick Town Council ("Town Council") violated the OMA when it discussed items at a meeting that were not noticed on the agenda. More specifically, the Complainant alleged that numerous topics were discussed under the agenda item entitled "Ward Reports." Based on...

The Complainant alleged that the NFD violated the OMA through improper supplemental notice for the September 27, 2018 meeting, claiming that one of the agenda items was vague. The complaint only included the first four words of the agenda item. Upon review of the full agenda item, we found it...

The City of Cranston Building Department violated the APRA by failing to timely respond to two APRA requests hand-delivered on February 5, 2018. The City subsequently provided the complainant with documents and although the complainant alleged that other responsive documents were withheld by the...

The Town of Foster Board of Review did not violate the OMA because the evidence demonstrated that a record of the individual vote of its members was available to the public within two (2) weeks of the vote. See R.I. Gen. Laws 42-46-7(b)(1). Also, the Board's unofficial minutes were timely posted...