September 11, 2024Request: Whether Southwest Healthcare Services is a public entity subject to open records laws and, if so, whether they improperly denied a request for records.Conclusion: Southwest Healthcare Services is a public entity subject to open records laws to the extent it uses or...
September 11, 2024Request: Whether Stanley Rural Ambulance District properly responded to a request for records.Conclusion: Stanley Rural Ambulance District’s response that no additional records existed complied with open records law.You can view this opinion at: 2024-O-08[print-me]...
September 11, 2024Request:1. Whether Stanley Rural Ambulance District properly noticed a special meeting.2. Whether Stanley Rural Ambulance District properly responded to a request for records.Conclusion:1. While announcing a special meeting 5 minutes before it commences is a short amount of time to notice a...
March 14, 2024Request: Whether the City of Tioga violated N.D.C.C. §§ 44-04-20 and 44-04-19.2 by failing to properly notice and subsequently holding an unauthorized executive session for attorney consultation.Conclusion: The Tioga City Commission's July 18, 2022, meeting notice did not comply with requirements for an...
March 14, 2024Request: Does the expansion of state tax exemption in SB 2293, 2023 N.D. Leg. for “military pay” include otherwise taxable compensation received by a member of the military on for Active Guard Reserve (AGR) members, National Guard Dual Status Technicians (DSTs), Dual Status...
January 9, 2024Request: Whether the Board properly denied a request for an executive session recording.Conclusion: The Board properly denied Dr. Schmitz’s request for a portion of the recording of an executive session held for attorney consultation, negotiation, and, as stated on the original notice, review...
January 9, 2024Request: Whether the Board properly denied a request for a licensed chiropractor's response to a complaint in a pending discipline case.Conclusion: While the Board’s decision to deny the records was reasonable given the confidentiality provisions in its statute, absent a peer review committee,...
January 3, 2024Request: Whether the Mandan Fire Department violated the open records law by denying a record request.Conclusion: The Mandan Fire Department Chief’s personal water bill was not a record of the Mandan Fire Department. The record request was properly denied.You can view this opinion...
January 3, 2024Request: Whether the Board of Equalization violated open records law when it failed to provide records.Conclusion: The Board violated open records law when it did not respond to a request for records.You can view this opinion at: 2024-O-01.[print-me] ...
December 27, 2023Request: Whether the Morton County Sheriff’s Office violated open records law when it failed to provide records. Conclusion: The Morton County Sheriff’s Office should have informed the requester that requested records did not exist.You can view this opinion at: 2023-O-09.[print-me] ...