Legal Opinion
Amren v. City of Kalama
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 9, 1997No. 63929-9PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMadsen, J.
This case involves the interplay between a provision of the public disclosure act, RCW 42.17.295, and a provision of the state civil service law, RCW 41.06.450(l)(a), and whether these provisions provide an exemption from disclosure of a State Patrol report investigating citizen complaints regarding the City of Kalama’s police chief. This court concludes that RCW 42.17.295 and RCW 41.06.450(l)(a) do not create an exemption in this case and reverses the trial court order denying disclosure.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Mike Pennington was hired as the Kalama police chief by Mayor Glen Munsey in March…
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