Legal Opinion
Cos Cob Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1, Inc. v. Freedom of Information Commission
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 11, 1989No. 13657PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCovello, J.
This is an appeal from a decision of the Superior Court overruling an order of the Freedom of Information Commission (FOIC) that required the named plaintiff, the Cos Cob Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 (CCVFC), to open to the public certain portions of its meetings. The dispositive issue is whether the FOIC acted arbitrarily in concluding that certain portions of the CCVFC meetings were not “operational” within the meaning of General Statutes § 7-314 (b), and thus were subject to the open meeting provision of General Statutes § 1-21 (a). We conclude that the FOIC did not act arbitrarily and…
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