Common Council of Peru v. Peru Daily Tribune, Inc.

SHIELDS, Judge.

The Common Council of the City of Peru (Council) appeals the trial court’s grant of a permanent injunction against the Council, enjoining it from holding executive sessions to interview applicants for a vacancy on the City of Peru Utilities Service Board in threatened violation of the Indiana Open Door Law, I.C. 5-14-1.5-1 to 5-14-1.5-7 (Burns Code Ed., Supp. 1982). The injunction was sought by the Peru Daily Tribune, Inc. and Perry T. Faulkerson (Tribune). The issues on appeal are:

1) whether members of a municipal board are employees or officers;

2) whether Tribune must show…