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The mayor of Hendersonville imposed a public records fee policy without following the city charter, which requires an ordinance adopted by the Hendersonville board in a public meeting. Longtime open records advocate Frank Gibson writes about how a Tennessee mayor imposed a fee policy for public records, overlooking his city's charter which requires such a policy to be adopted as an ordinance with a full board vote in an open meeting.  By Frank Gibson Public Policy Director, Tennessee Press Association It has always troubled me that ignorance of the law can be used as a legal defense for not complying with the Tennessee Public Records Act. That absurdity [...]