TO:                  Freedom of Information Commission

 

FROM:             Thomas A. Hennick

 

RE:                  Minutes of the Commission’s special meeting of January 6, 2010

           

 

A special meeting of the Freedom of Information Commission was held on January 6, 2010, in the Freedom of Information Hearing Room, 18-20 Trinity Street, Hartford, Connecticut. The meeting convened at 10:03 a.m. with the following Commissioners present:

 

             Commissioner Andrew J. O’Keefe, presiding

             Commissioner Sherman D. London

             Commissioner Dennis O’Connor

             Commissioner Norma E. Riess (participated via speakerphone)

             Commissioner Owen P. Eagan

                                                           

Also present were staff members, Colleen M. Murphy, Eric V. Turner, Mary E. Schwind, Clifton A. Leonhardt, Victor R. Perpetua, Tracie C. Brown, Gregory F. Daniels, Kathleen K. Ross, Lisa F. Siegel, Valicia D. Harmon, Paula S. Pearlman, Cindy Cannata and Thomas A. Hennick.

                    

            Those in attendance were informed that the Commission does not ordinarily record the remarks made at its meetings, but will do so on request.

 

                                                     

Docket #FIC 2009-020               Richard Stevenson v. Joan M. Ellis, Administrator, State of Connecticut, Department of Correction, Freedom of Information Office; and State of Connecticut, Department of Correction

 

Richard Stevenson participated via speakerphone. Assistant Attorney General Terrence O’Neill and Assistant Attorney General Lynn Wittenbrink appeared on behalf of the respondents.  Attorney Kim Cuneo appeared on behalf of the intervenor AFSCME Council 4 union. Attorney Robert Krzys appeared on behalf of the intervenor Correctional Supervisors (NP-8 Unit) union. Chairman O’Keefe denied the respondents’ motion to quash a commission subpoena for the production of in camera records. The Commissioners voted unanimously to affirm the chairman’s denial of the respondents’ motion to quash the subpoena. A motion to amend the Hearing Officer’s Report failed for lack of a second. The Commissioners unanimously voted to adopt the Hearing Officer’s Report. The proceedings were recorded digitally.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 10:32 a.m.

 

______________________

Thomas A. Hennick

 

 

 

MINSPEC meeting 01062010/tah/01062010