FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT

In the Matter of a Complaint by

FINAL DECISION

Curtis O. Jordan and Allingtown
Taxpayers Alliance,

 

Complainant

 

 

against

 Docket #FIC 2000-437

Department of Fire Services,
Allingtown Fire District, City
of West Haven,

 

 

Respondents

October 25, 2000

 

 

 

 

The above-captioned matter was heard as a contested case on September 12, 2000, at which time the complainants appeared and presented testimony on the complaint.  The respondent failed to appear.   During the course of the hearing, the complainants withdrew their complaint when it became apparent that the Commission lacked subject matter jurisdiction in this matter. 

           

            The following order by the Commission is hereby recommended on the basis of the record concerning the above-captioned complaint:

 

1.  The Commission commends the complainants for withdrawing their complaint at the initiation of the hearing in this matter, thereby avoiding misuse of the Commission’s scarce resources. 

 

2.  The complaint is dismissed.

 

 

            Approved by Order of the Freedom of Information Commission at its regular meeting of October 25, 2000.

 

 

_________________________

Dolores E. Tarnowski 

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:

 

Curtis O. Jordan and Allingtown

Taxpayers Alliance

249 Malcolm Road

West Haven, CT  06516

 

Department of Fire Services,

Allingtown Fire District, City

of West Haven

P.O. Box 26095, 20 Admiral Street

West Haven, CT  06516-0960

 

 

 

 

__________________________

Dolores E. Tarnowski

Clerk of the Commission

 

 

 

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