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City attorney tells council new Arkansas FOIA language bars polling by officials
Summary
City Attorney Amy Beckman Fields explained recent legislative clarifications to the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, saying council members may not engage in polls about foreseeable council matters and must avoid soliciting or participating in communications that seek to determine how they will vote.
City Attorney Amy Beckman Fields told the North Little Rock City Council that recent changes and clarifications to the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (Act 505 of 2005) limit certain communications between council members and others about matters likely to come before the council.
Fields said the updated guidance identifies two areas of concern: communications with city staff and officials and communications among council members. "You may not communicate in any manner ... when the person that you're communicating with is, as discussing a matter with you that is likely to come before…
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