Brennan v. Commissioners of Chatham County

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Brennan vs. Commissioners of Chatham County Number: 209 Ga. App. 177 Year: 1993 State: Georgia Other lawsuits in Georgia Other lawsuits in 1993 Precedents include:

Contents 1 Important precedents 2 Background 3 Supporters of the FOIA request 4 Criticisms of the FOIA request 5 Ruling of the court 6 Associated cases 7 See Also 8 External links 9 References

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Brennan v. Commissioners of Chatham County was a case before the Georgia Supreme Court in 1993 concerning the application of open meetings laws to municipalities.

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[edit] Background

Brennan v. Commissioners of Chatham County, 209 Ga. App. 177 (1993) (Johnson, J.): Affirming determination by trial court (Gadsden, J.) that a vote of the Chatham County commissioners in an executive session to dismiss plaintiff, the appointed county attorney, did not violate Open Meetings Act. The Court of Appeals held that the Act did not require the executive session to be held in public because it was held for the purpose of "discussing or deliberating upon the . . . dismissal . . . of a public officer or employee," and thus exempt pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 50-14-3(6). The court concluded that the 1992 amendment to O.C.G.A. § 50-14-3(6) requiring that any vote affecting the dismissal of a public employee be taken in public was not in effect when the commission vote took place in 1991.^[1]

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[edit] Criticisms of the FOIA request

[edit] Ruling of the court

[edit] Associated cases

[edit] See Also

• Georgia Open Meetings Act
• Georgia Open Records Act

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[edit] References

1. ↑ Synopsis of Georgia Open Meetings Act Cases