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In the Matter of a Complaint by | FINAL DECISION | ||
Bruce Moore, Frederick
Jortner, Ida Ragazzi and Thomas Veronesi, |
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Complainants | |||
against | Docket #FIC 1998-063 | ||
Linda Olson, Mayor, Town
of Berlin; Joseph Bajorski, Frank Dobek, Jr., Audrey Bertagna, Paul Argazzi, and John McIntosh, as members of the Berlin Town Council, Town of Berlin; and Berlin Town Council, Town of Berlin |
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Respondents | June 10, 1998 |
The above-captioned matter was scheduled to be heard as a contested case on April 15, 1998 at which time the complainants and the respondents appeared and entered into the following agreement in settlement of the complaint:
i) the respondents acknowledge that on January 18, 1998 the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act was unintentionally violated when they met and conducted interviews on that date;ii) the respondents agree to prepare minutes of the January 18, 1998 meeting;iii) the respondents agree that they will make every effort to not violate the FOI Act in the future.
In light of the above, the following order by the Commission is hereby recommended on the basis of the record concerning the above-captioned complaint:
1. The complaint is dismissed.
2. The Commission heartily commends the complainants, respondents and counsel in this matter on having used their best efforts to resolve their previous dispute.
Approved by Order of the Freedom of Information Commission at its regular meeting of June 10, 1998.
_________________________ Doris V. Luetjen Acting Clerk of the Commission
PURSUANT TO SECTION 4-180(c), G.S., THE FOLLOWING ARE THE NAMES OF EACH PARTY AND THE MOST RECENT MAILING ADDRESS, PROVIDED TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION, OF THE PARTIES OR THEIR AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE.
THE PARTIES TO THIS CONTESTED CASE ARE:
Bruce Moore, Frederick Jortner, Ida Ragazzi and Thomas Veronesi c/o Bruce Morre 1554 Kensington Road Kensington, CT 06037
Linda Olson, Mayor, Town of Berlin; Joseph Bajorski, Frank Dobek, Jr., Audrey Bertagna, Paul Argazzi, and John McIntosh, as members of the Berlin Town Council, Town of Berlin; and Berlin Town Council, Town of Berlin c/o Atty. E. Timothy Sullivan, Jr. Gaffrey, Kane, Reynolds, Sullivan, & Vollmer 1 Liberty Square New Britain, CT 06051
__________________________ Doris V. Luetjen Acting Clerk of the Commission
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