On Jan. 22, the Daily Chronicle submitted a request to the city, under the Freedom of Information Act, for records pertaining to applicants to the 3rd Ward vacancy. The following is their editorial regarding the pending investigation by Attorney General Madigan.
The city has informed the newspaper of its intent to deny the FOIA request, citing personal privacy issues.
Under the FOIA revision, which went into effect Jan. 1, a public body citing the personal privacy exemption as grounds for a FOIA denial has to get that approved from the Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor.
In this case, the PAC is seeking more information from the city before ruling on the denial.
We find the city’s use of this exemption to deny the public this information troubling.
Click on the following for the rest of the editorial: Our View: DeKalb should disclose names | Daily Chronicle
There is also a request for an Attorney General review of the open meetings act regarding the appointment. The following letter and information request has been made to the Mayor of DeKalb. Click on the phot0copy to enlarge:
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