Advisory Opinions

OOG-0002_8.23.18_FOIA AO Whether it is appropriate for the OUC to require of a requester to present valid identification to: (1) submit a FOIA request for 911 audio recording for police assistance when the requester is the caller (firs-t party request);

  • Posted by wkittab
  • Thu 11, 2018
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Whether it is appropriate for the OUC  to require of a requester to  present valid identification to: (1) submit a FOIA request for 911 audio recording for police assistance when the requester is t

OOG-0001_1.04.18_FOIA AO Whether it is consistent with FOIA for the MPD to require requesters of certain records about themselves (first-party request) to attach to the request proof of their identity at the time of the submission; and that attorneys maki

  • Posted by johnnie-barton
  • Mon 07, 2018
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Whether it is consistent with FOIA for the MPD to require requesters of certain records about themselves (first-party request) to attach to the request proof of their identity at the time of the su

Zoning Commission letter wherein the OOG opines that the OMA does not authorize a public body to meet in a stand-alone closed/executive session

  • Posted by johnnie-barton
  • Thu 01, 2018
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 Zoning Commission letter wherein the  OOG opines that the OMA  does not authorize a public body to meet in a stand-alone closed/executive session.

OOG-0006_8.28.17_FOIA AO Whether an agency may require the requester to pay fees associated with a FOIA request where: the agency fails to provide an estimate of cost; cost exceeds what the requester said they would pay; pay for future requests in advance

  • Posted by johnnie-barton
  • Wed 12, 2017
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Whether the Office of Tenant Advocate (OTA) may require that  a requester: (1) pay fees associated with a FOIA request where the OTA acknowledged but failed to honor your request to provide the req

8.6.17 Response to OOG-0004_7.03.17_AO DCPCSB Advisory Opinion

  • Posted by johnnie-barton
  • Thu 11, 2017
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8. 6.17 Response to OOG-0004_7.03.17_AO DCPCSB Advisory Opinion

OOG-0006_ 10.01.17_MOVA_AO Whether the Mayor’s Advisory Board on Veterans Affairs: methods to canncel meetings; failure to record meeting minutes; and conduct of a meeting by electronic means comport with the requirements of the OMA.

  • Posted by johnnie-barton
  • Thu 11, 2017
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Whether the Mayor’s Advisory Board on Veterans Affairs: methods to canncel meetings; failure to record meeting minutes; and conduct of a meeting by electronic means comport with the requirements of... Read More

OOG--00011_10.31.17_AO Whether the OMA authorizes the SEUAB to meet in closed/executive session to draft and edit a contract performance report.

  • Posted by johnnie-barton
  • Thu 11, 2017
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Whether the OMA authorizes the SEUAB to meet in closed/executive session to draft and edit a contract performance report.

OOG-007_10.25.17_AO Whether the OMA authorizes a public body to meet in a stand-alone closed/executive session distinct from, and unrelated to, an open meeting; and wether a public body must first adjourn an opening meeting to meet in a closed/executive s

  • Posted by johnnie-barton
  • Wed 11, 2017
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Whether the OMA authorizes a public body to meet in a stand-alone closed/executive session distinct from, and unrelated to, an open meeting; and whether a public body must first adjourn an opening

OOG-0005_6.12.17_FOIA AO Whether the OIG may rely on FOIA's statutory exemptions to withhold content from an Report of Investigation (ROI) when a permanent copy of the ROI has been released into the public domain.

  • Posted by johnnie-barton
  • Tue 08, 2017
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Whether the OIG may rely on FOIA's statutory exemptions to withhold content from a Report of Investigation (ROI) when a permanent copy of the ROI has been released into the public domain.

OOG-0003_6.21.17_AO Major Crash Task Force OMA

  • Posted by traci.hughes
  • Mon 06, 2017
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