Section 1-227. (Formerly Sec. 1-21c). – Provision of notice of meetings to persons filing written request. Fees.
The public agency shall, where practicable, give notice by mail or electronic transmission of each regular meeting, and of any special meeting which is called, at least one week prior to the date set for the meeting, to any person who has filed a written request for such notice with such body, except that such […]
Section 1-228. (Formerly Sec. 1-21d). – Adjournment of meetings. Notice.
The public agency may adjourn any regular or special meeting to a time and place specified in the order of adjournment. Less than a quorum may so adjourn from time to time. If all members are absent from any regular meeting the clerk or the secretary of such body may declare the meeting adjourned to […]
Section 1-229. (Formerly Sec. 1-21e). – Continued hearings. Notice.
Any hearing being held, or noticed or ordered to be held, by the public agency at any meeting may by order or notice of continuance be continued or recontinued to any subsequent meeting of such agency in the same manner and to the same extent set forth in section 1-228, for the adjournment of meeting, […]
Section 1-230. (Formerly Sec. 1-21f). – Regular meetings to be held pursuant to regulation, ordinance or resolution.
The public agency shall provide by regulation, in the case of a state agency, or by ordinance or resolution in the case of an agency of a political subdivision, the place for holding its regular meetings. If at any time any regular meeting falls on a holiday, such regular meeting shall be held on the […]
Section 1-231. (Formerly Sec. 1-21g). – Executive sessions.
(a) At an executive session of a public agency, attendance shall be limited to members of said body and persons invited by said body to present testimony or opinion pertinent to matters before said body provided that such persons' attendance shall be limited to the period for which their presence is necessary to present such […]
Section 1-232. (Formerly Sec. 1-21h). – Conduct of meetings.
In the event that any meeting of a public agency is interrupted by any person or group of persons so as to render the orderly conduct of such meeting unfeasible and order cannot be restored by the removal of individuals who are wilfully interrupting the meetings, the members of the agency conducting the meeting may […]
Section 1-214a. – Disclosure of public agency termination, suspension or separation agreement containing confidentiality provision.
Any agreement entered into by any public agency, as defined in section 1-200, with an employee or personal services contractor providing for the termination, suspension or separation from employment of such employee or the termination or suspension of the provision of personal services by such contractor, as the case may be, that contains a confidentiality […]
Section 1-240. (Formerly Sec. 1-21k). – Penalties.
(a) Any person who wilfully, knowingly and with intent to do so, destroys, mutilates or otherwise disposes of any public record without the approval required under section 1-18 or unless pursuant to chapter 47 or 871, or who alters any public record, shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor and each such occurrence shall […]
Section 1-215. (Formerly Sec. 1-20b). – Record of an arrest as public record. Prohibition on redaction. Exemptions. Disclosure of other law enforcement records. Notice to state's attorney. Applicability of section.
(a) For the purposes of this section, “record of the arrest” means (1) the name, race and address of the person arrested, the date, time and place of the arrest and the offense for which the person was arrested, and (2) in addition, in a case in which (A) the arrest has been by warrant, […]
Section 1-241. (Formerly Sec. 1-21l). – Injunctive relief from frivolous, unreasonable or harassing freedom of information appeals.
A public agency, as defined in subdivision (1) of section 1-200, may bring an action to the Superior Court against any person who was denied leave by the Freedom of Information Commission to have his appeal heard by the commission under subsection (b) of section 1-206 because the commission determined and found that such appeal […]