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Public and council discuss right-to-know requests; solicitor outlines legal limits and staff burden
Summary
During public comment the solicitor explained the city's obligations under the right-to-know law, counseling residents to request specific documents rather than narrative answers and noting staff time required to respond to requests.
During public comment at the reorganizational meeting, the city's solicitor and staff described how the state's right-to-know law governs public-records requests and urged residents to begin with an informal inquiry to the city manager when possible.
Matthew Gigg, identified as the lawyer representing Dillon McCandless King Kalogram LLP, told the public that the right-to-know law governs requests for public records and that the law contains numerous exceptions, including attorney-client privilege and certain investigatory or personnel matters. He said the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has released…
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