Legal Opinion
Journal Times v. City of Racine Board of Police & Fire Commissioners
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided May 28, 2014No. 2013AP1715PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReilly, J.
¶ 1. The Open Meetings Law provides that "[t]he motions and roll call votes of each meeting of a governmental body shall be recorded, preserved and open to public inspection to the extent prescribed in" the Open Records Law. Wis. Stat. § 19.88(3) (2011-12).1 Following a closed meeting of the City of Racine Board of Police and Fire Commissioners (Commission) regarding the selection of a new police chief, The Journal Times (Newspaper) filed an Open Records request for the motions and roll call votes cast at that meeting. The Commission denied the request, asserting that it did *595not have to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- State ex rel. Cities Service Oil Co. v. Board of AppealsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1963
- Milas v. Labor Ass'n of Wisconsin, Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1997
- Department of Revenue v. Moebius Printing Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1979
- Oshkosh Northwestern Co. v. Oshkosh Library BoardCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1985
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3Cited by2 opinions
- The Journal Times v. City of Racine Board of Police and Fire CommissionersWisconsin Supreme Court · 2015
- The Journal Times v. City of Racine Board of Police and Fire CommissionersWisconsin Supreme Court · 2015