Attorney General rules that Calhoun County settlement agreement is public
By Jessica Priest, Victoria Advocate, Texas | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
But the county is still refusing to make the information public.
In a
The provider was only acting on the county's behalf, he wrote.
Ybarra added that the legislature also has designated settlement agreements involving governmental bodies as core public information, so
Besides, he wrote,
Larsen, a
"It is abundantly clear that
"We did not receive the opinion until Tuesday this week, so there really wasn't time to get it on the agenda (sooner)," Heard said Friday. "I think that they (the commissioners) need to have the ruling explained to them and just discuss the action, if any, that they will take."
Although
"I'm as transparent as a piece of glass," Pfeifer said Friday. "I think they're going to release it. I don't see why they wouldn't. I'm sure they will release it just as quick as they can."
The attorney general's office ruling triggers important deadlines, though.
In particular,
Promptly means "as soon as possible under the circumstances, that is, within a reasonable time, without delay."
"That (promptly) doesn't mean 10 days. ... The 10-day rule is only for voluminous-type records," Larsen said.
What's at issue is a piece of paper, which could be obtained from the insurance provider and faxed over within hours, he said.
Larsen expected commissioners would discuss challenging the attorney general's ruling in court. They have 30 days starting from
The law also states that if
"This move will simply commit further taxpayer money in the county's deliberate but ultimately fruitless effort to conceal this information from the taxpayer," Larsen said. "This ruling should be required reading for all governmental bodies. It's very well-written."
Guillen claimed Lyssy fired her in 2010 after she discovered and complained about a camera that was set up in an office they shared.
Guillen, who was pregnant at the time, used the office to change clothes because a nearby bathroom was too small and dirty, her attorney,
Guillen thought Lyssy filmed her undressing, but those recordings were never found.
Lyssy maintained he set up and concealed the camera in his computer speaker to ward off potential thieves.
The parties settled in June after Federal Judge
Melton, of
___
(c)2013 Victoria Advocate (Victoria, Texas)
Visit Victoria Advocate (Victoria, Texas) at www.victoriaadvocate.com
Distributed by MCT Information Services
Wordcount: | 782 |
Woman indicted for identity theft, stealing patient information
Advisor News
Annuity News
Health/Employee Benefits News
Life Insurance News