BillHarbaugh's comments:

on Making Public Records Public

Jeff Mapes has a good story on this show, here.

Quoting,

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Kroger, appearing on OPB's "Think Out Loud" on Monday, played down his authority to order agencies to do anything when it comes to public records:



"Well, we are the legal adviser...In many cases I won't be able to order a state agency to release something.  All I can do is tell them whether under the law whether we believe it should be released or not.  In some cases, they may have a very solid argument for not releasing something that frankly I would prefer as a policy matter to release, so ultimately, I don't control the system."  [This portion of the interview begins at about 15:40 mark.]

In fact, as the Attorney General's Public Records and Meetings Manual makes clear, people who request public records can appeal an agency denial to the attorney general, who "acts not as legal counsel for state agencies, but in a quasi-judicial role."

The manual adds that, "If the Attorney General orders the agency to disclose the record, the agency must comply with the order in full within seven days" or appeal the AG's order in court.

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Bill Harbaugh

http://openuporegon.com

posted 2 years, 5 months ago
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