Records
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1983-84 #449
Personnel reports that do not identify employees must be disclosed. Teacher evaluations on school ratings are open if executive meetings exclusions are not present.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1983-84 #420
Bank balances are official records.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1983-84 #446
Financial data of retailers collected by an institution of higher learning for purposes of business research or publication are subject to disclosure.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1983-84 #439
Virginia Division of Tourism cannot withhold business data submitted by Virginia travel attractions. A private company that is supported wholly or principally by public funds is subject to FOIA.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1983-84 #113
There is no law requiring a separate accounting for expenditures of funds, though any documentation on it would be subject to FOIA.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1983-84 #019
Report by the Psychiatric Advisory Committee is open to disclosure to the subject of the report.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1983-84 #437A
Principal’s handwritten notes, used as a memory jogger, and anonymous letter are public records if used to transact public business. Subject of record can access it, regardless of possible exemptions.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1983-84 #314
An exhibit is not automatically converted into a personnel record simply because it is introduced in a grievance procedure. FOIA and the Privacy Protection Act notwithstanding, a teacher has the statutory right to a private grievance hearing.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1983-84 #447
General fund revenue estimates prepared by the governor’s advisory boards are considered working papers of the governor; Governor’s budget advisory boards must follow FOIA’s meeting requirements.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1983-84 #436
When determining the actual cost of providing copies, a public body may take into consideration (1) number of hours reasonably necessary to compile, copy and assemble documents, (2) cost of computer time used and (3) costs of reproducing the records. If a document is created at the request of a citizen, even though the public…
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1982-83 #731
When government employee is being paid two salaries for two different government functions, only the one that meets the statutory minimum for disclosure under FOIA need be disclosed.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1982-83 #708
Employment contract detailing salary is an official record. Salary of incoming dean at William and Mary subject to disclosure, regardless of the existence of an employment contract.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1982-83 #724
A draft management letter is an official record.Working papers exemption lost when chief executive officer distributes a document to others.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1982-83 #709
Circuit court clerks files that contain certain pre-sentence reports and juvenile records are not subject to disclosure under FOIA.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1982-83 #727
FOIA allows, and no other code provision prohibits, the release of the names, telephone numbers and business-type information of local business licensees.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1982-83 #729
School superintendent is the chief executive office of the school board for purposes of FOIA. A report prepared for use at a properly called executive meeting loses any exempt status if the essence of the report is discussed in an open meeting.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1982-83 #707
The phrase submitted in confidence in the working papers exemption refers to reports submitted by those outside the agency, not to internal reports.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1982-83 #726
A volunteer fire department is subject to FOIA if it is funded wholly or principally by public funds. Records regarding the suspension of a fire chief are confidential as part of the chief’s personnel file.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1982-83 #722
Tape recording of meeting is not an official record if used only as an aid for preparing written minutes.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1982-83 #711
Lists of unclaimed property held by the police are exempt from disclosure if they are part of a criminal investigation.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1981-82 #440
Though using the entire period to release a readily available record is not a technical violation of FOIA, it probably violates the spirit of the law where release would not have any way hampered the orderly administration of government.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1981-82 #379A
Statistical information already accumulated by the commissioner of revenue may be released under FOIA.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1981-82 #377A
The business address and type of business license granted is not information protected from disclosure by the tax code.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1981-82 #438
Newsletters prepared by county administrator summarizing issues to be discussed at the next board of supervisors meeting are official records open to the public, even if some of the topics are the proper subject of a closed meeting.