Presnick v. Freedom of Information Commission

Opinion

The plaintiff appeals from the judgment rendered by the trial court affirming a ruling by the freedom of information commission (commission) that a session of the board of selectmen of the town of Orange (board) did not constitute a meeting within the definition of the Freedom of Information Act, General Statutes (Rev. to 1995) § 1-7 et seq.

The board of education of the town of Orange sent a proposed teachers contract to the board in November, 1995. The board debated the contract in open session and rejected it. Thereafter, the matter went to arbitration and a binding arbitration award…