Camden County v. Haddock

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Camden County vs. Haddock Number: 271 Ga. 664 Year: 1999 State: Georgia Court: {{{Court}}} Other lawsuits in Georgia Other lawsuits in 1999 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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Camden County v. Haddock was a case before the Georgia Supreme Court in 1999 concerning open meetings laws.

[edit] Important precedents

[edit] Background

Camden County v. Haddock , 271 Ga. 664 (1999) (Fletcher, J.): Former county employee sued county, county commission, individual commissioners, and administration, alleging violations of procedural due process and the Act in connection with her discharge. The trial court entered summary judgment for employee, and county appealed.

Reversed. The Act provides that county commission meetings must be open to the public, but there is an exception when personnel matters are discussed. Thus, the county commission did not violate the Act when its members discussed former county employee's performance at meetings prior to her termination by county administrator. ^[1]

[edit] Supporters of the FOIA request

[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

[edit] External links

[edit] References

1. ↑ Synopsis of Georgia Open Meetings Act Cases