Advisory Council

FOI Advisory Council Opinion AO-17-01

With respect to the Governor's Development Opportunity Fund, records used for the governor's personal or deliberative use are exempt, but records related to how grants are awarded or loans made are subject to disclosure under FOIA.

FOI Advisory Council Opinion AO-14-01

When making a motion to go into closed session, the level of specificity required to identify the subject matter when addressing litigation greatly depends upon how its disclosure would affect the negotiating or litigating posture of the public body, and thus a general description may suffice.

FOI Advisory Council Opinion AO-15-01

The professional qualifications of a public official are considered part of that official's personnel record and thus may be withheld.

FOI Advisory Council Opinion AO-13-01

Regarding directory information held by a school system and duties under FOIA when a requested record does not exist.

FOI Advisory Council Opinion AO-12-01

A public body may charge $.25 per page for copies as long as that charge does not exceed the actual cost of providing the record.

FOI Advisory Council Opinion AO-11-01

Lists of businesses to whom licenses have been issued or lists of individuals or businesses on a locality's tax rolls are available under FOIA if they exist.

FOI Advisory Council Opinion AO-10-01

Section 60.2-114(A) prohibits the release of audit information related to employer compliance with employee earnings requirements.

FOI Advisory Council Opinion AO-09-01

As an agency of the county, a neighborhood connections office is subject to FOIA.

FOI Advisory Council Opinion AO-08-01

In consultation with legal counsel, the public body is the holder of the attorney-client privilege and so may disclose information it wishes; merely discussing an exempt document does not kill an applicable exemption.

FOI Advisory Council Opinion AO-07-01

Videotapes taken from a camera mounted on a public school bus are not available for disclosure under FOIA or FERPA unless the written consent of every parent of every identifiable child is obtained.

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