Oshkosh Northwestern Co. v. Oshkosh Library Board

The only issue on appeal is whether the circuit court properly refused to grant a petition for mandamus to compel disclosure of records reflecting motions and roll call votes which occurred during closed meetings of the Oshkosh Library Board. Because the library board failed to give sufficient reasons for denying access to the requested records, we are persuaded that the circuit court erred. We therefore reverse and remand.

The Oshkosh Library Board (board) met in closed session pursuant to sec. 19.85(1) (c), Stats., 1 seven times from October 1981 to March 1982 to consider a “personnel…