Lawyer: Meeting violated FOIA

From Sunshine Review

October 8, 2008

[edit] Lawyer: Meeting violated FOIA

"When the mayor and two aldermen met to re-hire a police officer Oct. 2 they failed to follow the state Freedom of Information Act, according to a legal expert.

Mayor Max McDonald called the meeting at the request of Chief of Police Jim Dwyer to discuss a personnel matter, and because matters involving city employees are not public information, McDonald did not notify the public, including local media."

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