HB 58 – Public records requests by email
TCOG letter, 2-20-17: HB 58 - Public records requests by email
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Feb, 2017
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Dec, 2016
Nashville police chief publicly blasts DA spokesman who released name of alleged rape victim
The Nashville Police Chief publicly blasted a spokesman in the District Attorney's office for releasing a police incident report to a TV station that contained the name of a housekeeping employee who reported she was raped in a Bridgestone Arena bathroom. The woman later gave an on-camera interview to WSMV-TV Channel 4, saying she wanted to tell her story and was upset after learning that the co-worker who she said attacked her was a registered sex offender. "They should screen sex offenders, murderers, anybody (before employing them)," she told the TV station. Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson Police Chief Steve Anderson said that releasing the name of the alleged rape victim [...]
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Dec, 2016
TCOG comments for body camera study
The Advisory Committee on Open Government, a 14-member committee representing citizens and government, was asked to provide comments on body camera footage to aid lawmakers. Here is a link to TCOG's Dec. 15, 2016, letter for the body camera study. Body Camera ACOG Study - TCOG's response
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Dec, 2016
TCOG’s comments to proposed changes, additions to Office of Open Records Counsel forms, guidelines
TCOG Letter on Proposed OORC forms 12-14-16. The Office of Open Records Counsel, in addition to creating a model public records policy, is proposing changes to the Schedule of Reasonable Charges, model forms and advisory opinions guidelines. In total, nine documents, including three new forms and two new guidelines, are under revision or are new. These documents are important because they provide guidance on what is allowed by law in the public records request process. The main changes proposed have to do with clarifying the public records request/response process. The office is also proposing that it have new discretion on whether or not to issue Advisory Opinions, which must be posted [...]
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Dec, 2016
Read TCOG’s comments on proposed model public records policy
TCOG Letter on Model Public Records Policy 12-7-16 Tennessee Coalition for Open Government provided written feedback Wednesday on the Office of Open Records Counsel's proposed "Best Practices & Guidelines and Model Public Records Policy." This policy is important because it is intended as a model for all government entities in the state as they move to adopt public records policies as required by a new law. Parts of the guidelines and model policy are beneficial to citizens and government entities -- such as an emphasis on the statutory requirement that public records requests be handled promptly. Adam Yeomans is TCOG's representative on the Advisory Committee on Open Government. He is [...]