Open Government Year in Review 2008-2009
The First Annual "Open Government Year in Review 2008-2009" is now available for download. The Year in Review collects articles on case developments and other open government issues during the last year. Below is a partial list of articles. Download your copy here.
Open Government Year in Review 2008-2009 partial table of contents:
Case Law Updates
Parmelee v. Clarke: Court Holds Agencies Can Enforce Their Public Records Act Policies
RHA v. City of Des Moines: Supreme Court Underscores the Requirement to Produce an Exemption Log Under the Public Records Act
Yousoufian v. Office of Ron Sims: Supreme Court reverses the LARGEST court-assessed Public Records Act penalty in Washington State history – because it was TOO SMALL: What agencies can learn
Sitterson v. Evergreen School Dist.: Washington Adopts the Inadvertently Disclosing Doctrine for Privileged Records
Bellevue John Does v. Bellevue School Dist. No. 405: The Supreme Court Re-Affirms Privacy Rights for Public Employees
West v. Thurston County: Attorney Fee Bills Must Be Disclosed
West v. Port of Olympia: All Deliberative Process Documents Must Be Disclosed After Decision Is Final
O’Neill v. City of Shoreline: “Metadata” Is Subject to Disclosure
Clark v. Tri-Cities Animal Care & Control Shelter: Is Your Independent Contractor Subject to the PRA?
Open Government legislative update
Articles on Open Government Issues
End the “Gotcha” Nature of the Public Records Act
Addressing the “executive sessions” question
The Open Public Meetings Act, “Serial” Meetings, and Email Exchanges
Five Issues You Should Consider Before You Decide to Use Your Personal Email or Personal Computer for Official Public Business
Lessons from Mesa: Seven Tips to Avoid Being Overwhelmed by the Repeat Public Records Requester (updated 9/08)
Cautionary lessons from 2009 from around the country
