(2001)

Dear Honorable James S. Grimes

You have asked for our opinion concerning the effect of several provisions of State law on the operation of a proposed citizen police review and advisory board in the City of Frederick. Specifically, you asked whether the proposed ordinance governing that board would be consistent with the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights ("LEOBR"), the Public Information Act, and the Open Meetings Act. You also provided a letter from the City Attorney describing some of these concerns.1

For the reasons set forth below, we believe that the proposed ordinance can be…